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FEATURE - Zur Rettung der bedrohten Fledermauspopulation: Tierliebhaberin und Ökologin Amy Schwartz hat ihr Arbeitszimmer in einen Fledermausschutzraum verwandelt
Griff was a natural on set as he posed for the cameras (PA Real Life/Pinpep). *** Superstar rescue bat takes to silver screen with Dr Dolittle owner and Ben Fogle to save endangered batsBy Harriet Bullough, PA Real Life A superstar bat who was attacked by a cat has taken to the silver screen with his Dr Dolittle owner alongside Ben Fogle in an effort to save the endangered bat population.Animal lover Amy Schwartz, 28, an ecologist from Barry, Wales, turned her study into a bat saferoom in 2014, rehabilitating up to six bats at a time alongside her animal menagerie including a house rabbit, a bearded dragon, a crested Gecko and five chickens.But in September 2021 Amy rescued a Noctule bat, Griff, who due to a broken wrist was unable to be released back into the wild, becoming a permanent resident at Amy’s animal filled home.Now Griff has hit the silver screen starring in his own campaign alongside conservationist, Ben Fogle and streaming service Now, to celebrate the release of The Batman, giving away cinema-themed bat boxes to raise awareness about the declining bat population.“I’m always surrounded by animals,” said Amy.“It surprises me to hear that people don’t like bats. They get a lot of bad press from vampires, but they are adorable."She added: “Griff was brilliant on set, he’s a really curious bat and is really calm.”A bat enthusiast from a young age Amy went on to become an ecologist and fell into rescuing bats due to her unusual group of friends.“When I was young my grandfather used to take me on guided bat walks, they'd lend out a bat detector as you walked around, that's what started my interest in bats,” said Amy.“I started rescuing them eight years ago. As an ecologist it's normal to do bat care, so a lot of my friends take in bats, it just became a really normal thing to do."Keeping up to six bats at a time in the summer as a Bat Conservation Trust volunteer, Amy’s house is always full of her furry friends.“Late July is the *** Local Caption *** 40744
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