There were ceaseless arguments at the Earth Summit between the developed and developing countries over the conservation of the tropical rain forests. One zoologist insisted that the first step in conserving the forests should be to save the bat, which is facing a daily depletion in numbers.
地球高峰會議上，已開發和開發中國家，為了保育熱帶雨林的付出爭議不休；動物學者卻疾呼熱帶雨林的保育，第一步就該拯救日漸減少的蝙蝠。