Bats as food are eaten by people in some areas of North America,[1] Asia, Africa, Pacific Rim countries,[2] and some other cultures, including the United States, China,[3] Vietnam, the Seychelles, the Philippines,[4][5][6] Indonesia,[7] Palau, Thailand,[8] and Guam.[9][10] Half the megabat (fruit bat) species are hunted for food but only eight percent of the insectivorous bat species are.[11] In Guam, Mariana fruit bats (Pteropus mariannus) are considered a delicacy.[12][13]
Bats are not specifically protected in China and many species are eaten, especially in southern China, where bats are found regularly in markets (Mickleburgh et al. 2009) (Table 12.1, Appendix). Requests from international agencies following the SARS outbreak, (which resulted in several hundred human deaths) that wildlife legislation be introduced in China prohibiting inter alia hunting and sale of bats have been ignored.
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