Bat Consumption and Conservation - Jusuf Kalengkongan

In North Sulawesi, since hundreds of years ago, bat is a popular delicacy menu, but after bats are said to be related to the outbreak of the corona 2019 virus, is the animal still a favorite of the menu there?

Bat meat is sold at a stall in Tomohon market in northern Sulawesi Source: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images

Interview regarding bats as a favorite menu for North Sulawesi residents with Jusuf Kalengkongan, founder of the Sulawesi Bat Conservation which aims to conserve at least 7 species of bats that are threatened to be depleted due to human consumption,