Bats are widely eaten in the islands to our North and fill many ecological niche as described by Tim Flannery in Among the Islands and by Tim Severin on the Wallace Line. I wonder if they have caused any outbreaks of problems there or is it an accident of putting certain unfamiliar species together.
Plenty of megabats in the sky here looking for blossom and figs. Apparently a shrinking population.
No Bats or Pangolins in the price list photographed at the market in question although it is surprising what is on offer:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/ho...29-p53vvm.html