Dreaming the Bat Out of the Shadow

Todd, John M.

doi:10.1080/00332925.2016.1170566

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“…This trend may be partially explained by the high number of human cases affected by severe zoonotic diseases in those continents ( World Health Organization, 2006 ), that are mainly linked to some ebolaviruses ( Shapiro et al, 2020 ) and rabies ( Velasco-Villa et al, 2005 ). In most parts of the world, bats frequently arouse negative emotions among the public, such as fear and disgust ( Davey et al, 1998 ; Deshpande and Kelkar, 2015 ; Fagan et al, 2018 ; Kubiatko, 2012 ; Lim and Wilson, 2019 ; Polák et al, 2020 ; Prokop et al, 2009 ; Prokop and Tunnicliffe, 2008 ; Shapiro et al, 2021 ; Todd, 2016 ). In many cultures, they have been associated with aspects of death ( Fernández-Llamazares et al, 2018 ), witchcraft ( Agbanusi, 2016 ; Lunney and Moon, 2011 ; Musila et al, 2018 ; Tuttle, 2017 ), evil ( Charro, 1999 ; Voigt and Kingston, 2016 ), malevolent creatures such as vampires ( Prokop et al, 2009 ) and omens of bad luck, disease, and lack of fundamental resources ( Eklöf and Rydell, 2021 ; Laverty et al, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Global response of conservationists across mass media likely constrained bat persecution due to COVID-19

Nanni

Mammola

Macías–Hernández

et al. 2022

Biological Conservation

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Global response of conservationists across mass media likely constrained bat persecution due to COVID-19

Nanni

Mammola

Macías–Hernández

et al. 2022

Biological Conservation

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“…This ancient connection exquisitely celebrated in abundant reddish-terracotta rock paintings of bats was made by hunter-gatherer colonizers of the northwest Amazon during the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene transition [15]. Human still considers bats to be loathsome and fearful creatures, despite the countless research investigating the contributions of bats to the ecosystem and the benefits they provide to human wellbeing [16][17][18][19][20][21].…”

Section: Bat: Human Interactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bats and Ecosystem Management

Soliman¹,

Emam²

2022

Bats - Disease-Prone but Beneficial

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Bats are among the most misperceived and undervalued animals on the planet. For wildlife ecologists, they are wonderful and incredibly fascinating creatures, but people’s feelings about bats are often negative, perhaps because bats are so mysterious. Unfortunately, these fears and myths about bats threaten conservation, biodiversity, and the entire ecosystem. Bats are among the most diverse and geographically dispersed group of living mammals. They contribute to several ecosystem services and act as biological pest crop control agents. Their abundance may reflect changes in populations of arthropod prey species. Also, bats have significant potentials as bioindicators that demonstrate measurable responses to climate change and habitat loss and that induce large-scale impacts on the biota. Indeed, bat conservation is fundamental not only for biodiversity, but also because these flying mammals provide essential ecological and economic services to humans.

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“…Although bats contribute to human well-being in myriad ways, they are often disliked and feared (Polák et al 2020; Todd 2016; but see e.g., Deshpande and Kelkar 2015; Fagan et al 2018; Lim and Wilson 2019; Shapiro et al 2021). Underlying these negative sentiments are relatively widespread associations between bats and death (Fernández-Llamazares et al 2018; Kingston 2016), witchcraft (Lunney and Moon 2011; Musila et al 2018; Tuttle 2018), vampires (Prokop and Tunnicliffe 2008; Prokop et al 2009; Rydell et al 2018), malevolent spirits (Tanalgo 2017; Tanalgo et al 2016; Tatai 2006), and evil (Allen 1939; Charro 1999; Frembgen 2006).…”

Section: Addressing Bats' Negative Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnobiology of Bats: Exploring Human-Bat Inter-Relationships in a Rapidly Changing World

Rocha

López‐Baucells

Fernández‐Llamazares

2021

Journal of Ethnobiology

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Although elusive due to their mostly nocturnal behavior, bats have fascinated humans for millennia. From their ubiquitous presence in Mayan mythology to being regarded as symbols of good fortune in the Middle-to-Late Qing Dynasty of China, bats have been both feared and celebrated across cultures from all over the world. The research articles included in this collection illustrate the myriad ways in which bats and humans have interacted over time, highlighting how these airborne mammals have been associated with death, witchcraft, vampires, malevolent spirits, and evil in some cultures, while, in other places—particularly across the Asia-Pacific region—they have been largely linked to luck and good fortune and used as spiritual totems. This collection also showcases how multiple cultural groups, particularly across the tropics, have traditionally hunted bats for human consumption and traditional medicine, and used their guano as a fertilizer. In times of rapid global change and when bats are often associated with zoonotic disease risks, a trend that has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, this special issue constitutes one significant step towards a richer understanding of bat-human inter-relationships. The lives of humans and bats have been closely intertwined over time and our collection celebrates how bat diversity supports the biocultural richness of our planet.

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Dreaming the Bat Out of the Shadow

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Global response of conservationists across mass media likely constrained bat persecution due to COVID-19

Global response of conservationists across mass media likely constrained bat persecution due to COVID-19

Bats and Ecosystem Management

Ethnobiology of Bats: Exploring Human-Bat Inter-Relationships in a Rapidly Changing World

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