E-Sales Of A Wild Bat Sold As Décor Threaten Species

A fiery orange bat, its wings folded and tiny teeth forever bared on its fuzzy face, is mounted inside a 6-inch, black coffin. Its retail price: $59. Or, for $140, you can get one framed with its black and orange wings spread, deliverable in two days.

Despite declining numbers in the wild, hundreds of specimens like this...