In Sumatra, Indonesia, fruit bats are caged and sold by street vendors, to be consumed as a supposed cure for asthma, according to Traditional Medicine.Fruit bats are becoming harder to find The loss will be significant if these bats are eliminated, because of their enormous value as pollinators of numerous species of trees, many of which provide economically important fruit such as

We ask the government of Indonesia to ban the sale of fruit bats. Nine species of fruit bats have been placed with Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Appendix I, - species that are threatened with extinction and are or may be affected by trade.

Mr. Dana A. Kartakusuma

Ministry of Environment

JI. D. I. Panjaitan Kebon Nanas

Jakarta - 13410

Indonesia

Tel: + 62 21 851 7148, + 62 21 8590 4937

Fax: + 62 21 851 7147, + 62 21 859 04937

EMail: dana@menlh.go.id, danakartakusuma@gmail.com

Mr. Salma Al Farisi

Deputy Chief of Mission

Embassy of Indonesia

2020 Massachusetts Ave., NW

Washington, DC - 20036

USA

Tel: 1 (202) 775-5216

SOURCE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/apr/27/week-in-wildlife-in-pictures#/?picture=389312370&index=14