Ahh Charlie, the baby fruit bat was dropped by Mum from high up in the trees along the Daintree River. When we found him he would have been at most a few meters above the water line. Slightly dehydrated, he faced certain death from snakes, crocs or slow starvation.
Part of us realised that this is just the unforgiving cycle of nature at work. But when our guide saw those beady little eyes, and cute little ears we knew Charlie had to be rescued. We positioned the boat as close to him as possible and tried to get him to attach himself onto a broom stick. With a bit of luck, he jumped aboard and Charlie will spend a significant part of his childhood sipping fruit smoothies before strong enough to re-join a colony.
Check out the photos of Charlie and his rescue here
