A study uncovered the flourishing black market trade in stuffed and mounted bats, notably on e-commerce platforms like Etsy, eBay, and Amazon, potentially contributing to the decline of bat species in the wild.
The focus was on Kerivoula picta, a bat species with distinctive orange fur and striped wings, facing a near-threatened status due to online demand for specimens and skulls, highlighting the detrimental impact of this trade.
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