The largest bat species in the world is only 6 years old

According to foreign media, the big horse bat is the world's largest bat. Due to indiscriminate hunting, this large horse bat species is at risk of extinction. Experts predict that this species of bat may be completely extinct within 6 years and remind people to quickly find solutions to protect this rare animal.

The wings of the big horse bat are about 183cm in length. In Malaysia and some Southeast Asian countries, because local people think it is effective for medicine, large horse bats are often hunted for food. But in the eyes of scientists, large horse bats are an important intermediary in the process of pollination for tropical rain forests.

Researchers conducted a survey of 33 residences here, they conducted a comparison of the number of large horse bats and the number of hunting permits provided by the Malaysian government. They discovered every year on the Malaysian peninsula about 22,000 large horse bats were legally hunted, while the number of illegal hunters was difficult to statistically . Researchers took advantage of satellites to track traces of large horse bats. They discovered large horse bats mainly live within a few hundred kilometers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Currently, in Malaysia, it is almost possible to legally hunt this bat, only in Sarawak region and Borneo has banned this activity.

According to relevant data, the number of large horse bats in fact cannot be counted as a full number, the most optimistic forecast is only 500,000. If at this rate, this animal will only be able to survive on Earth for the shortest time of 6 years and at most 81 years.

Dr Jonathan Epstein - a veterinarian from the Wildlife Trust Fund is a woman who avoids this research project. He said: ' The statistics of the statistics show that from 2002 to 2005, hunting activities in Malaysia were detrimental to the maintenance of the development of large horse bats, now they are at risk. extinct. If there are even illegal hunting acts, the big horse bat will disappear from the earth quickly. '