Prayers for flying foxes (fruit bats) in Australia's heatwave

This blog should really be about werewolves and lycanthropy all the time, but it's not always. It delves into other aspects of folklore, including paranormal legends and even descriptions of unknown creature/cryptid sightings. It's never posted about anything else much. She Wolf Night's main owner and founder has been unwell recently so Violet Dark, Charlotte Woods, Luna and other friends have sent healing towards her and many others. We'll post about different things in the meantime before She Wolf Night returns.

I wanted to mention the sadness of losing thousands of flying foxes (fruit bats) due to the severe heatwave in Australia in January and February 2026. It's been a shocking discovery that 80% of the bats from the Naracoorte Colony died. Hundreds of flying foxes have been rescued. Quoted from Animal Survival:

"Temperatures over 42 degrees are known to cause mortality in flying foxes, sometimes at Biblical scales,"  said Professor Justin Welbergen, of Western Sydney University and expert in flying foxes. 

This is just awful news. Fruit bats/flying foxes have got a bad reputation as superstitious people associate them with vampires. This is a myth. Flying foxes are actually vegetarians. They're sweet animals and need to be understood properly. Here are some facts on these cute animals with a link to Wild Nomads page. 

The public was advised not to attempt helping the bats alone and instead contact their local wildlife centre or a vet. Members of the public have their hearts in the right places but they're not fully aware of how to handle flying foxes/fruit bats. 

Healing sent to Australia's poor suffering animals ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹 

Violet Dark

Spooky quicks February 2026

Everyone it's February and things are getting lighter each day gradually. Tonight is a full moon, and an important event because it's happening on the first day of the month. For those interested in the stars and astrology, this moon is happening as it aligns with Leo, giving a warm fiery glow to the winter. People born tonight will have a magical influence of the full moon and Aquarius the Water Bearer. 

Fairy rings are a very sudden sighting, as I've been observing. A perfect circle appeared on the grass in many areas not used by humans or traffic. Small garden lawns, private fields and parks get these fairy rings, often appearing quickly and mysteriously. While they're associated with the paranormal, many offer rational explanations of underground fungus, causing mushrooms to appear. It doesn't always happen in warm seasons, but in winter, due to the wet moist growth movements. And I thought it was made by dancing faerie folk. 

For the land to the sea. Fairy rings can appear in the sea also, believe it or not. Aerial cameras filmed over the Sound of Barra in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. The fairy rings are blue in colour and formed with seagrass showing them as perfect circles. Nicknamed "seagrass doughnuts" because of their shapes, it fascinates and baffles many too. 

From fairy rings to ghosts now, and recently the NHS trust staff have complained that a ghost has been scaring them. Hospice staff at Norwich wanted to call Ghost Busters... no not really, but an exorcist, to get rid of hauntings. The location is believed to have become full of energy as it used to be a children's ward, and staff are feeling afraid. They believe the spirits were once living there and have made themselves known including a small ghost in a red dress.  

Here is one chilling ghost story shared by a Reddit user online. 

A woman says that when her daughter was a baby she experienced a chilling event. While her baby daughter slept in her room, she and her husband could hear the voices of people talking on the baby monitor. The voices commented on the baby sleeping. Concerned parents rushed upstairs to check on their daughter, who was sound asleep and no one else was there. The woman said her husband is convinced that the voices on the baby monitor sounded exactly like his late grandparents. That was a story posted by Ryliesmama.  For more stories like that, visit "20 people describe their creepy ghost stories" on Ranker. 

I will stop there for now. Enjoy the weekend and have a fun Full Moon! 

Violet Dark on behalf of She Wolf Night

Wolves do get sick

 Hello,

This is Violet Dark and one of the blog's contributors. 

It's well known that colds and germs spread in winter. They can also pass around when everyone is in a crowded close setting such as a classroom or office. One of our dearest friends, owner of She Wolf Night, has become extremely unwell in the last few days, but her illness was gradual. Other conditions were a factor and now she's bedridden and fighting this horrible flu. 

The last I heard, wolves get sick too. Alaskan wolves, for example, have suffered with the coronavirus during winter months. The type infecting wolves is CCoV or Canine Coronavirus. This can infect wolves, dogs, foxes and other canids. Wolves in captivity (it's a term meaning wolves being cared for by humans) are able to get treatment and less likely to become worse. Sadly wolves and other wild canines (including stray dogs) have died from CCoV. 

The only way to help these animals (including your beloved pet dogs) if they have CCoV is to give them antibiotics. There isn't any cure or treatment for it. If your dog has CCoV, then give as much care and love. Make sure there's plenty of fresh water for hydration, then give them a bland diet of boiled chicken. Get it some probiotics. Also important is to isolate your dog from other dogs for at least two weeks as this ensures virus doesn't spread. Even more helpful is give your dog a very cosy comfortable space to rest and feel warm. 

If your dog loses their appetite then this is when you take it to the vet. Look out for internal bleeding, blood in stools, blood in vomit and in diarrhea. This is a concern. Make sure you safely clean the small space with disinfectant. Make sure dog has very clean bowls and also wash your hands regularly. 

Did you know there is a vaccine for CCoV? The vet will give these to your dogs to prevent any further infection or spreading. I want to point out that CCoV can't be passed to humans. It's not even the same as COVID-19 in humans Vice versa a human with COVID-19 can't spread this to dogs.   

Now She Wolf Night blog owner is getting a lot of medicines and care. While January is a long cold month, it's been harder for She Wolf Night. She's a Springtime born pup raised in the subtropical climes of the south. We know that winter has never been her favourite season. 

From all of us wolf pack ladies here I speak on behalf of them all (myself Violet Dark included, also Storm Valkyrie, Shadow Girl, Charlotte Woods and Luna, owner of Blood Strawberry). We send healing, prayers and blessings to She Wolf Night and her family. Please get better soon! 

Violet Dark