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  • Conservation of bats in China: problems and recommendations

  • Libiao Zhang, Guangjian Zhu, Gareth Jones, Shuyi Zhang
  • Journal:
    Oryx / Volume 43 / Issue 2 / April 2009
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    24 April 2009, pp. 179-182
    Print publication:
    April 2009
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  • Bat populations in China appear to have decreased considerably in the last 30 years. Four reasons may have been responsible: (1) Cave exploitation for tourism has changed the atmosphere and temperature in caves, disturbing bats directly. (2) Extensive pesticide use has resulted in bioaccumulation in bats, reducing their survival. (3) Many old buildings were demolished during urbanization, reducing the availability of suitable roost sites. (4) People often include bats in their diet, and bats are served in restaurants. We make recommendations for improving bat conservation in China. Education programmes about bat conservation should be provided for adults and schoolchildren, and laws for protecting bats need to be enacted and enforced. The roosting sites of bats should be protected comprehensively, and pesticide use should be regulated.