Project Pteropus | Report sightings of Flying Foxes
If you’ve seen Flying Foxes (large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus or island flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus) in Peninsular Malaysia, please fill up the form below to help Project Pteropus monitor and conserve flying foxes.

If you are a researcher or citizen scientist conducting a fruit bat survey, you can help by filling up the following datasheets:
Flying Fox Colony Size Datasheet (https://forms.gle/uguWSGq5Xr2xiCpQA)
Flying Fox Roost Characteristics Datasheet (https://forms.gle/6MZt8SYw3uJSwdJz9)

We recommend following the fruit bat survey protocol (http://www.seabcru.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SE-ASIA-FRUIT-BAT-SURVEY-PROTOCOL-for-workshop-FINAL.doc)
For more SEABCRU resources, please go to this link: http://www.seabcru.org/?page_id=1137
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Name *
Email
Phone number
Date/month of sighting *
Time of sighting
Duration of observation (no. of minutes)
Location (describe location in detail) *
GPS coordinates (if possible)
Estimated number of flying foxes
If in flight:
Which direction were they coming from?
Which direction were they heading towards?
If in a roost or feeding:
What kind of tree were they roosting in?
What kind of tree were they feeding in?
What were they feeding on? (Check all that apply)
What species of flying fox did you see? *
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Certainty of identification *
Are there durian orchards/farms nearby?
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If yes, please estimate the distance of durian farm to sighting.
Are there fruit orchards/farms nearby?
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If yes, please estimate the distance of fruit farm to sighting.
Is there a forest nearby?
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If yes, please estimate the distance of forest to sighting.
Additional information [How high were they flying? How did you notice them? Any contact person and contact details at sighting location?]
Do you have photos or videos of your sighting?Please email them to sheema@rimbaresearch.org and as this is sensitive data, please avoid sharing it on social media.
Do you grant us permission to you use your photos/videos? The photographer will be duly credited.
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