Bat Trade Working Group |
our visionWe envision a world in which bats are protected from illegal and/or unsustainable exploitation and trade.
our missionWe aim to inform and support evidence-based interventions to end the illegal and/or unsustainable domestic and international trades in live bats and bat specimens. As such, we conduct interdisciplinary research, catalyse legislative change and advise and assist with on-the-ground conservation efforts.
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our leadership |
Dr Joanna L. Coleman, Co-Chair
Dr Chris R. Shepherd, Co-Chair |
our members |
Dr Joe Chun-Chia Huang
Dr Tigga Kingston Dr Benjamin PY-H Lee Dr Joy O’Keefe Ms Abby Rutrough Dr Vu Din Thong Dr Susan Tsang |
current projects |
We are taking a data-science approach to quantify the online trade in Kerivoula picta, the painted bat, with data collection and analysis expected to be completed by the end of April 2023. We will use the results to strengthen a petition to have this species included on Appendix II of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) at the 2024 Conference of Parties (COP).
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