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Due to our le琀琀er wri}ng campaign, 'bat curry' has been removed from four major tourist
restaurant menus in the Seychelles Islands! Furthermore, our
le琀琀ers, as well as support le琀琀ers
from local and global conserva}on
groups, have resulted in regula}ons providing a complete ban of
bat dishes. This keystone species
will be granted o昀케cial protec}on
under the new Wildlife Protec}on
Act for the 昀椀rst }me in history! Co
-founder of Protect Paradise Seychelles, Tamara Dreyer, is working closely with the Ministry of Environment to
ensure e昀昀ec}ve framing of the new regula}ons. Among these, it will be illegal to
commercially hunt these bats, serve them in bat dishes, or to keep them as pets.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVISM
We aided rehab centers with guidance and supplies, including the Wildlife Rescue
Center, St. Louis MO; Shaw Wildlife, NJ; Humane Animal Rescue, PA: Houston Humane Society, TX; and individual bat rescuers in in AR, AZ, FL, GA, MI, NJ, NH OH, OK,
PA, TX, TN, ME, MN and VA. Interna}onally, we helped rescue groups with either
support or guidance, including Baby Bats and Buddies in Australia; Murciélagos Argen}nos in Argen}na; The Israeli Bat Sanctuary; Bat Rescue in Nuremberg, Germany;
Poland Bat Rescue; Wildhaven in Manitoba, Canada; and Mars Wildlife Rescue, Vancouver Island BC, Canada.
Assisted in upda}ng the minimum care standards for bats in rehabilita}on for the
California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Worked with an Animal Control o昀케cer in Tucson AZ who was concerned about the
inhumane way bats were being transported by her agency, and donated bat huts to
implement changes in making transport and holding less stressful for bats.
Working with Rescue Illinois Bats and Good Bat Neighbors in an e昀昀ort to legalize bat
rehabilita}on in Illinois.
Sent educa}onal informa}on for classrooms in SC, NY, TN, OK, MO and TX, as well as
a Women9s Shelter in Texas.
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Protect Paradise Seychelles
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS—VICTORY FOR THE SEYCHELLES FLYING FOX!