Can India save its fruit bats from the rising heat? | Dialogue Earth

Summary

The article discusses the mass deaths of Indian flying foxes in India due to extreme heat waves. It highlights how these events jeopardize the bats' ecological role in seed dispersal and pollination, emphasizing the link between heat waves and declining bat populations. The key concept 'heat waves' ties with the impact on fauna in Southeast Asia, including related species like the spectacled flying fox, and the urgent need for conservation efforts at Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College in India.