Raising Archie - The story of Richard Morecroft and his baby Megabat, Flying-fox, Fruit bat

Megabats, Flying-foxes or fruit bats, are often regarded simply as pests. Through Sydney's Wildlife Information & Rescue Service, Richard Morecroft, ABC newsreader, became the proud 'foster parent' of a two week old orphaned Grey Headed Flying Fox he called 'Archie'. This program follows the orphan's progress, until it is eventually released into the colony in which it was born.

• screenaustralia.gov.au / raising-archie-1989
• amazon / Raising-Archie-Richard-Morecroft-Flying
• wikipedia.org / Richard_Morecroft

Director  Richard Campbell

Author/Writers  Richard Morecroft
Producer  Richard Campbell
Executive Producers  Dione Gilmour

Title Raising Archie: The Story of Richard Morecroft and His Flying Fox

Photographs by Paul Sweeney, Michael Rayner
Edition illustrated
Publisher Simon & Schuster, 1991
ISBN 0731802543, 9780731802548
Length 80 pages