Bats are not wildlife’s most cuddly creatures. They don’t pull at the heartstrings in the same way, say, as hedgehogs or dormice – although Chris Packham would beg to differ.
“Well, they are [cuddly],” says the TV presenter, naturalist and activist. “But not many people get to cuddle them because it would be illegal to do so. They’re a protected species and you need a licence to handle them.”
Rhinos, on the other hand, elicit the public’s sympathy more easily. “They’re big, charismatic and you can’t miss them,” says Megan McCubbin, Chris’s stepdaughter. “They’re a symbol of persecution but also hope.”
Chris, 62, and Megan, 29 – a zoologist and conservationist as
