Painted woolly bats are selfless
little forest guardians, helping to control pests and pollinate
flowers – but a sick Halloween trinkets trend is fueling demand for
their bodies.
They’re being kidnapped from their forest homes across south and
south-east Asia, their dead bodies sold as frivolous Halloween
decorations on platforms like Amazon. Horrifyingly, the demand
from the US is the biggest threat to the species’ survival!
We can turn this around.
Etsy and eBay have already banned the sale of bats – now we have
a chance to take this pressure to boiling point and demand Amazon
follow suit to stop this grotesque trinket trade.
But they’ll only act if they can feel the heat from tens of
thousands of us around the world.
Tell Amazon to save painted woolly
bats!
It’s totally macabre – Amazon were found to be awash with
the bodies of these little bats, some sold as jewelry or stuffed in
jars. HUNDREDS of listings were discovered by researchers over a
12-week period and the majority of vendors were in the US.
These stunning creatures known for their flaming orange and black
wings are at particular risk of dying out because they reproduce so
slowly, just one offspring at a time. But if we can build enough
pressure on Amazon to stop selling them, demand for these creatures
would take a massive hit and they could finally start to recover in
the wild.
At a time when species are disappearing at alarming speed, we
have to do everything we can to save the precious wildlife we have
left. This is our best chance to save these bats before it’s
too late – are you in?
Sign the petition to save painted
woolly bats.
