The Wider Image: By catching bats, these 'virus hunters' hope to stop the next pandemic
Kirk Taray, a bat ecologist, holds onto a bat that was caught on a mist net as Ryan Llamas, a field assistant, holds up a flashlight during field work at Mount Makiling in Los Banos, Laguna province, Philippines, March 5, 2021. "I am still starting with this career and I am planning to continue doing this as long as I can. A lot about bats is still unknown to science and I have many years ahead of me to contribute and shorten that information gap," said Taray. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "LOPEZ BATS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES