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
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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
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
Fighting for our Good Name
Distasteful as we find this, we felt it necessary to create this page to counteract the defamation and harm Mary Cummins, of Animal Advocates, is causing to our organization. Ms. Cummins has been using the internet to harass and defame … Continue reading
Stella
March 1991 – May 2011 STELLA’S STORY She spent the first ten years of her life in a New York apartment, in a dirty, bare, wooden-frame cage with a chicken wire ceiling. The young bat shared this cage with her … Continue reading
Mekki
A hoary bat with
a wing injury
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Poopley
January 1993 – February 2011 POOPLEY’S STORY Although not a bat, Poopley, a 16-year resident of Bat World Sanctuary is deserving of a Loving Tribute. Poopley came in as a foster dog and ended up a permanent and beloved … Continue reading
WHITE NOSE SYNDROME
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is the greatest catastrophe to ever hit US bat populations. This poorly understood malady causes a white fungus to grow on the noses and wings of hibernating bats, ultimately causing death. The condition was first identified … Continue reading