A Queensland town has been swarmed by 300,000 bats that have left a medical helicopter unable to reach a hospital.Hinchinbrook Shire Council mayor Ramon Jayo said the town of Ingham in north west Queensland was reaching a 'crisis point' as the number of bats continued to grow.Mr Jayo told the ABC the fruit bat population had destroyed all their traditional roosting spots and were expanding into sensitive areas. Rescue chopper can't land because of swarm of 300,000 bats Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00PreviousPlaySkipLIVEMute00:00Current Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:32FullscreenNeed TextVideo Quality576p540p360p270pNo compatible source was found for this video.Foreground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-OpaqueBackground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindow---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyDefaultMonospace SerifProportional SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional Sans-SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDone 'Where they want to go is basically beside all our critical areas - that includes the schools, the hospital, our kindergartens, our preschools,' he said.Footage taken on Thursday showed thousands of bats blanketing the sky as a medical helicopter was unable to land on Ingham hospital. Share this article Share 'It's a life or death situation — minutes wasted trying to land and minutes wasted going out to the airport,' Mr Jayo said.As the bats continued to expand, Ingham State School also found itself the new nesting place for the nocturnal animals. +3 img id="i-dfd1740122e833f9" src=" height="476" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message +3 img id="i-5091ca563e6ff8cd" src=" height="618" width="634" alt="Footage taken on Thursday showed thousands of bats blanketing the sky as a medical helicopter was unable to land on Ingham hospital" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message Acting principal Kevin Barnes said the bats had been roosting behind their school fence and in overhanging trees.He said parents are now threatening to boycott the school due to safety concerns.'They're very worried and informing me of their concerns and fears from their children being in school grounds … as to what diseases might be possible,' he said. +3 img id="i-e4d19abf8849c725" src=" height="633" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-sha
300,000-strong swarm of bats force Queensland town to 'crisis point'
A Queensland town has been swarmed by 300,000 bats that have left a medical helicopter unable to reach a hospital.Hinchinbrook Shire Council mayor Ramon Jayo said the town of Ingham in north west Queensland was reaching a 'crisis point' as the number of bats continued to grow.Mr Jayo told the ABC the fruit bat population had destroyed all their traditional roosting spots and were expanding into sensitive areas. Rescue chopper can't land because of swarm of 300,000 bats Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:00PreviousPlaySkipLIVEMute00:00Current Time 0:00/Duration Time 0:32FullscreenNeed TextVideo Quality576p540p360p270pNo compatible source was found for this video.Foreground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-OpaqueBackground---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindow---WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan---OpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyDefaultMonospace SerifProportional SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional Sans-SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsDefaultsDone 'Where they want to go is basically beside all our critical areas - that includes the schools, the hospital, our kindergartens, our preschools,' he said.Footage taken on Thursday showed thousands of bats blanketing the sky as a medical helicopter was unable to land on Ingham hospital. Share this article Share 'It's a life or death situation — minutes wasted trying to land and minutes wasted going out to the airport,' Mr Jayo said.As the bats continued to expand, Ingham State School also found itself the new nesting place for the nocturnal animals. +3 img id="i-dfd1740122e833f9" src=" height="476" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message +3 img id="i-5091ca563e6ff8cd" src=" height="618" width="634" alt="Footage taken on Thursday showed thousands of bats blanketing the sky as a medical helicopter was unable to land on Ingham hospital" class="blkBorder img-share" / Copy link to paste in your message Acting principal Kevin Barnes said the bats had been roosting behind their school fence and in overhanging trees.He said parents are now threatening to boycott the school due to safety concerns.'They're very worried and informing me of their concerns and fears from their children being in school grounds … as to what diseases might be possible,' he said. +3 img id="i-e4d19abf8849c725" src=" height="633" width="634" alt="" class="blkBorder img-sha
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