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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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Rescuing Trapped Bats

Over the past week we have been much busier than usual rescuing bats that had become trapped in several businesses that occupy a downtown block in Mineral Wells, Texas. Many of

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Bats are Funny

Most of you reading this already know that bats are vital to the health of our planet as well as being exceptionally clean, highly intelligent and long-lived. However, you may

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Essence of Bats

What do bats smell like? We get this question a lot and it’s actually fun question to answer. Bats do have an odor but they don’t stink; in fact, their aromas range from pleasant to weird depending on the species and even their activities…

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