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‘He loved that little bat’: Richard Morecroft’s passion for wildlife rescue praised in tributes
Former ABC presenter, who died aged 70 after a cancer diagnosis, kept an infant flying fox tucked under his shirt Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast “There’s a small, furry animal, wrapped up in a handkerchief, keeping warm inside my shirt.” So begins a 1989 documentary featuring the late ABC broadcaster Richard Morecroft, one of Australia’s most celebrated news anchors. But Morecroft had…