Protect the endemic and endangered Kolar leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus by including it under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act.
Protect the endemic and endangered Kolar leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus by including it under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act.
The Issue
The Kolar Leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus is endemic to India and is known only from one subterranean cave in Kolar district, Karnataka. It has not been sighted since 1985 and was rediscovered only in 2013 by our team. It shares its roosting site, the subterranean cave, with another endemic and endangered bat Hipposideros durgadasi Durga Das's leaf-nosed bat and four other species of bats. The bats in the subterranean cave are threatened with extinction due to illegal granite mining activity that has progressed to 100m from the mouth of the cave. If the activity is not stopped and the bats accorded protection we would lose the only roosting site housing this glorious Kolar leaf-nosed bat from the face of the earth.
The Issue
The Kolar Leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros hypophyllus is endemic to India and is known only from one subterranean cave in Kolar district, Karnataka. It has not been sighted since 1985 and was rediscovered only in 2013 by our team. It shares its roosting site, the subterranean cave, with another endemic and endangered bat Hipposideros durgadasi Durga Das's leaf-nosed bat and four other species of bats. The bats in the subterranean cave are threatened with extinction due to illegal granite mining activity that has progressed to 100m from the mouth of the cave. If the activity is not stopped and the bats accorded protection we would lose the only roosting site housing this glorious Kolar leaf-nosed bat from the face of the earth.
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Petition created on 30 November 2014