Dusty
Thank you to the lovely ladies who drove this little dusty bat to us. She had been stuck in a warehouse for three days, was extremely emaciated and dehydrated, and would not have lasted another day. Within 15 minutes of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Happy Endings
The Sunday 16
We rescue starving orphaned free-tailed bats from our wild sanctuary every summer. Normally we find and save one to two per day, but one Sunday in July of 2012, we rescued 16. The videos below tell the story of The … Continue reading
Tinkerbell
In May of 2012, an orphaned Jamaican fruit bat was brought to us attached to her dead mother, who was purchased as a pet a couple of months ago. The person who bought her didn’t know she was pregnant. The … Continue reading
Boo2
Boo2 was born here at Bat World Sanctuary after his mother was rescued from a horrible situation at the now closed Little River Zoo. She was one of the eight remaining bats who were rescued, and came to us while … Continue reading
Sarah
This would have been an account of yet one more bat whose fate was sealed, due to an unfortunate encounter with “Tanglefoot Bird Repellant,” had it not been for kind-hearted Jennifer Michaelis, who was leaving a store in Weatherford, Texas, … Continue reading
Injured Baby
In the summer of 2011, a one-week old free-tailed pup was admitted with what appeared to be a severe bite wound to the forearm. Unfortunately, adult males sometimes bite baby bats who wander into their territory, and that appeared to … Continue reading
Mr. Impley
Mr. Impley is a Jamaican fruit bat who was retired to us in 1994 along with 14 of his roostmates. The bats were involved in DNA research, and samples of their ears and toes were removed using clippers. Needless to … Continue reading
Orphans of 2010
We rescue from 100 to 200 orphaned insectivorous bats every summer. The babies below represent a few of these. the free-tailed orphans (immediately below) were found starving at our wild sanctuary for Brazilian free-tailed bats. The mothers may have been … Continue reading
Wing Tear
This free-tailed bat was admitted to our facility with a big gash to his side, which included a severe wing membrane tear which rendered him unable to fly. It took several months for his injury to heal. The photos below … Continue reading
Zoo Rescue
In 2009 we rescued 50 short-tailed fruit bats from a zoo that was closing in FL. These bats had been kept in a snall flight area and allowed to reproduce uncontrollably, until there were over 400 bats. When the zoo … Continue reading