John,

Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians, helping to control pests and pollinate flowers – but a sick Halloween trinkets trend is fueling demand for their bodies.

They’re being kidnapped from their forest homes across south and south-east Asia, their dead bodies sold as frivolous Halloween decorations on platforms like Amazon and eBay. Horrifyingly, the demand from the US is the biggest threat to the species’ survival!

We can turn this around.

Etsy has already banned the sale of bats – now we have a chance to take this pressure to boiling point and demand Amazon and eBay follow suit to stop this grotesque trinket trade.

But they’ll only act if they can feel the heat from tens of thousands of us around the world.

Tell Amazon and eBay to save painted woolly bats!

It’s totally macabre – Amazon and eBay were found to be awash with the bodies of these little bats, some sold as jewelry or stuffed in jars. HUNDREDS of listings were discovered by researchers over a 12-week period and the majority of vendors were in the US.

These stunning creatures known for their flaming orange and black wings are at particular risk of dying out because they reproduce so slowly, just one offspring at a time. But if we can build enough pressure on Amazon and eBay to stop selling them, demand for these creatures would take a massive hit and they could finally start to recover in the wild.

At a time when species are disappearing at alarming speed, we have to do everything we can to save the precious wildlife we have left. This is our best chance to save these bats before it’s too late – are you in?

Sign the petition to save painted woolly bats.