In 2002, the Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) workshop was organised by Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, and the former Chiroptera Conservation and Information Network of South Asia and hosted by Madurai Kamaraj University[43]. This landmark workshop set the precedent for a roadmap for bat research and conservation in India and South Asia in the coming years. During this workshop, 43 bat experts from Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, the United Kingdom, and the United States assessed the status of all 120 bat species known from South Asia at that time. Based on their status assessments for these species and their field experiences, the participants made recommendations for further research and conservation in the region.