In July, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced $1.5m in funding to help Christmas Island’s ecosystems with some of it to go towards saving the threatened pipistrelle from extinction. Volunteers will attempt to capture remaining specimens from which to establish a captive breeding program.
The chances of the program succeeding are, however, considered low.
Read more here: http://batcall.csu.edu.au/abs/ChristmasIsland/PipistrellusmurrayiJan_09.htm
