Australia may not have vast herds of land‑based herbivores tracking across the continent, but our night skies tell a different story. Each evening, several species of flying‑fox (Pteropus spp.) take to the air, travelling long distances while pollinating native vegetation and dispersing seeds across the landscape. As they work the night shift, flying‑foxes continue to deliver their critical ecological services while navigating changing landscapes and existing and emerging threats.
Join ecologists Jess Gorring and Carissa Gill as this Geography Matters explores the long‑range movements and roost distribution of three flying‑fox species found across eastern Australia, highlighting how their mobility underpins both their resilience and their vulnerability.
Speakers
Jess Gorring, Wild Solutions Ecology is the Founder and Principal Ecologist at Wild Solutions Ecology, a South-east Qld based ecological consultancy. She is also an EIANZ Certified Environmental Practitioner with over 17 years of professional ecological experience across multiple bioregions within Queensland.
Jess specialises in all aspects of fauna ecology and has a particular interest in fauna mitigation measures and conflict species management. Jess has been working with flying-foxes for close to a decade and has management experience in both regional and metropolitan local government areas. In 2024, Jess was awarded the Australasian Wildlife Management Society Practical Management Award for the successful delivery and overall outcome of a flying fox conflict mitigation project within the Moreton Bay region.
Carissa Gill, City of Moreton Bay is an Ecologist with 10 years’ experience in conservation, monitoring and assessments, research, and environmental management in Far North and South-east Queensland. Carissa’s experience includes threatened species monitoring, wildlife management, land rehabilitation and project development and delivery. She specialises in terrestrial ecology and has a particular soft spot for bats (micro and mega), platypus, and snakes.
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This is an online only event
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm AEST
Delivery: ZOOM. RGSQ will be managing the ZOOM meeting
MC for the event: Gavin Kennedy
Cost: $0.00 Members
$5.00 Non-Members
Free Students
This event may be recorded and made publicly available via the Society's website and social media channels afterwards. If you have any questions, please email us at info@rgsq.org.au.
