EFFECTIVENESS OF REHABILITATION ON AT ATTRACTING BATS AT WAZO HILL QUARRY SITE, DAR ES SALAAM,

Eidolon helvum (Straw-colored fruit bat)
Observed species description
Species name; Eidolon helvum
Suborder; Megachiroptera
Feeding; frugivorous (also feeding on tree barks, nectar, and leaves)
Roosting sites; Big trees such as baobab trees
IUCN red-list category; Near Threatened (2019)

Species caught on the naturally vegetated area in the Wazo hill quarry area. During the sampling session.
This is one of the species of megabats that are distributed widely in Africa as in the forest and across the savannah vegetation. They are feeding habit involves the fruits as the member of the Pteropodidae.
Their population trend is decreasing due to a decline in the number of adult individuals. The decline may be caused by heavy harvesting of bush meat (as in the west and central Africa). Deforestation has also influenced their decline as a result to the loss of habitat for roosting and foraging area

NOTE; All individuals were safely removed from the traps and released back to their environment. None of the individuals were taken for the preservation.
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