![#BatAppreciationDay: Not a harbinger of doom but a canary in the coal mine [translations pending]](/us/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/BatThumbnail.6b82285e4075e87ac6af805b50308c3a.jpg)
We all know the horror movie trope where bats are an omen of evil – but in reality, it is their potential absence which should fill us with fear.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists over 8,400 species of wild fauna and flora as critically endangered, while close to 30,000 more are understood to be endangered or vulnerable.
Whales are at the top of the food chain, and they have a crucial role in the overall health of the marine environment.
On World Bonobo Day we’re taking a deep dive into the complex world of this fascinating, peace-loving species.
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