During the continuous disputes at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro between the developed and developing nations about who should put in most effort and bear the brunt of the costs of conserving the tropical rain forests, why did one zoologist exclaim: "The first step in conserving the rain forests is to have a plan to protect the bat"?
甫結束的地球高峰會議上，已開發和開發中國家吵吵嚷嚷，為了誰該付出更多心力、金錢保護熱帶雨林而爭議不休。動物學者卻氣急敗壞地疾呼：熱帶雨林保育計畫的第一步是保育蝙蝠。為什麼？