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This book is about bats and their biology. To this end, the authors have captured and handled thousands of bats. However, bats should not be captured or handled without a good reason, and never by untrained persons. Handling bats may expose the handler (and others associated with the handler) to a variety of diseases, some of which may be deadly. In addition, handling, especially by untrained persons, may result in injury or harm to the bat, compromising its survival. For those trained persons who need to handle bats, we emphasise the importance of using gloves and following the standard guidelines that all mammalogists should adhere to (see Sikes et al. 2016 in the References).

Note that for Chaerephon nigeriae, Rhinolophus denti and Eptesicus hottentotus only the southern African subspecies are endemic or near-endemic.