The rise of the Western bat: The recent rise of conservationism has meant that ecological research has become fashionable. There is a new awareness in the West about the ecological role of the bat, with it now being realized that it does not attack people but plays an important role in the life of human beings.
自廿世紀下半期自然保育風氣興起以來，近代動物學領域中，動物生態習性的研究大行其道，西方對蝙蝠在生物鏈中的角色已有了新的認知，發現蝙蝠不但不主動攻擊人，在人類生活中更佔有重要角色。