Activism

March Rescue News

Dear Bat World Supporter, The weather is beginning to warm up in most areas of the U.S. and with that, calls are coming in about downed bats. This is a

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January Rescue News

Dear Bat World Supporter, We have had our high and lows this month, including the loss of our dear Starlie and the rescue of a baby pig. Read more of

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Happy New Year!

Dear Bat World Supporter, The New Year is here! Keep reading to see a bit of what’s to come! GOALS FOR 2024 We’d like to wish a very Happy New

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Saving Fruit Bats in the Northeast

Every year, more and more fruit bats are needing rescue from laboratory research, irresponsible zoos that allow over-breeding, and the cruel exotic pet trade. Oftentimes, bats in the north must

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Justice for the Mall of Abilene Bats

On Tuesday, August 8th, we received word from Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center that bats were roosting at the Mall of Abilene and were in danger of possibly being killed by

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Coming to you LIVE

We are very fortunate to have four dedicated staff members, three of whom live on-site. Because of this, and the wonderful support of our donors, the bats in our care

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Arctic Blast Bat Rescues

An arctic blast dropped the temperatures into the teens for two nights in a row. Our little local free-tailed bats can’t stand the cold and sadly, many did not survive.

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Laurie and Jessie

Two privately owned female Egyptian fruit bats, likely purchased from the pet trade, were donated to a small zoo in Michigan. After two years the zoo no longer wanted young

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Lots of Summer News

Matching Challenge Grant Met! We are so excited to announce that thanks to our wonderful supporters we met the generous $15,000 challenge grant with a month to spare! The funds

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Summer Rescue Videos, 2018

Videos of some of the orphaned and injured bats we have rescued the summer of 2018. Included below is footage on saving a baby bat from certain death, feeding orphaned

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