{"id":361059,"date":"2026-04-18T16:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361059"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:08:39","slug":"the-state-of-indias-bats-2024-25-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-state-of-indias-bats-2024-25-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325) Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The first-ever national assessment, \u201cThe State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325)\u201d, highlights neglect, data gaps, and rising threats to bat species in India.<\/p>\n<h2>About State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325) Report<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361071\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-361071\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-HT.jpg?resize=386%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325) Report\" width=\"386\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-HT.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-HT.jpg?resize=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-HT.jpg?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-HT.jpg?w=1159&amp;ssl=1 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; HT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the first national-level assessment of bat species status in India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepared by:<\/strong> The report is prepared by <strong>Nature Conservation Foundation and Bat Conservation International<\/strong> with inputs from 36 experts across 27 institutions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Findings:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total Diversity:<\/strong> <strong>India<\/strong> is home to around <strong>135 bat species<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endemism<\/strong>: <strong>16 species<\/strong> are <strong>endemic<\/strong> to India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat Status:<\/strong> <strong>7 species<\/strong> are classified as <strong>threatened by IUCN<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Gap:<\/strong> <strong>35 species<\/strong> are <strong>data deficient<\/strong> or not assessed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Biodiversity States:<\/strong> <strong>West Bengal<\/strong> leads with <strong>68 species<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Meghalaya (66 species)<\/strong> and <strong>Uttarakhand (52 species).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Urbanisation<\/li>\n<li>Deforestation<\/li>\n<li>Land-use changes<\/li>\n<li>Climate impacts<\/li>\n<li>Increased stigma after the COVID-19 pandemic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research and policy issues:<\/strong> The report highlights slow research permissions and need for urgent studies on habitats, ecology, diet, and disease risks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Bats<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biological nature:<\/strong> Bats are mammals that give <strong>birth to live young,<\/strong> have fur-covered bodies, and are <strong>warm-blooded.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unique feature:<\/strong> They are the only mammals capable of true powered flight, which makes them unique among animals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Navigation ability:<\/strong> Most bats <strong>use echolocation, which helps them move and hunt in complete darkness.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecosystem services:<\/strong> Bats provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, seed dispersal, pest control, and <strong>also contribute to soil nutrition through their droppings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The first-ever national assessment, \u201cThe State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325)\u201d, highlights neglect, data gaps, and rising threats to bat species in India. About State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325) Report It is the first national-level assessment of bat species status in India. Prepared by: The report is prepared by Nature Conservation Foundation and Bat Conservation&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-state-of-indias-bats-2024-25-report\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The State of India\u2019s Bats (2024\u201325) Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-361059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}