strategy

Conserving fruit bats

Context:
There are over 170 species of fruit bats distributed as a family in nearly 50 countries or territories. Fruit bats have an important role as pollinators and seed dispersers in tropical forests throughout the world. They are a source of food for man, being a gourmet delicacy in some areas, whilst some of their cave-roosts have become tourist attractions. In other areas, they are persecuted as pests because of their raids on fruit orchards.
Broader:
Conserving bats
Facilitated by:
Planting productive fruit trees
Problems:
Threatened species of Pteropodidae
References:
Mickleburgh, Simon P; Racey, Paul A and Hutson, Anthony M: Old World Fruit Bats: an action plan for the conservation of the family Pteropodidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera)
Subjects:
Plant Life → Plants yielding fruits
Birds, Mammals → Mammals
Conservation → Conservation
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies