ONCE again we read of problems with flying foxes, this time that drought has depleted their normal food sources and they now scavenge commercial fruit crops and private fruit trees.
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The answer to this problem is quite simple and has the double benefit of a source of cheap red meat.
Until the drought is declared at an end, remove the protected species status. Blackbokus are a delicacy in Papua. They are hunted with a bow and arrows as gunshots scare the other roosting animals limiting the number brought to earth.
The flesh is a delicate pink and has a taste and texture between rabbit and young goat.
I have a delicious recipe for fricassee of flying fox from a friend from Hanuabada village.
Should the protection be lifted temporarily, keep in mind care should betaken, including the use of latex gloves, when handling the dead animals.
