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→ The Halloween trend driving a species towards extinction
https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/painted-woolly-bat-sale-buy-amazon-etsy-ebay-qckjtdl62
“[A] growing trend for using [woolly bats] as home decor is driving the species towards renewed crisis via illegal online trade”
“The first comprehensive study on the ornamental bat trade […] examined online data from the 2022 Halloween and #Christmas season. It found 856 listings for dead bats on Amazon, eBay and Etsy, 215 of which were painted woolly bats.”
#bat #eBay #Etsy #decor #Amazon #Halloween

