BAT WORLD SANCTUARY

Welcome Nimbus, the Eastern red!

We revived a call bright and early this morning from a local elementary school about a little bat who was eager to learn. While we applaud his passion for knowledge, a human school isn’t ideal for a bat, so Nimbus returned to Bat World Sanctuary where our staff will care for him until the weather is warm enough for his release. ❤️

It`s that time of year again! 🥰

The very loved Balsa Bat Ornaments are on their way here! The ornaments are now available on our shop for preorder. Once the batties have arrived, they will be packed and shipped with love from our sanctuary to yours. We have a limited batch this year, so be sure to snag yours before they are gone! ❤🦇

Follow the link below to find them in our store.

All proceeds go towards the bats, and all orders are fulfilled on site by Bat World Sanctuary staff and volunteers. Each order comes with our yearly rescue report, a magazine full of rescue stories and photos.

https://batworldstore.org/products/balsa-wood-bat-ornaments

Good morning from Earl the Legend! 🦇

Earl the Legend is a young Mexican freetail who was found last night by some kind locals as he was crawling in the middle of the road. That’s certainly no place for a bat to be, so his rescuers quickly used a cloth to scoop him up and contain him before giving us a call.

Once this little legend (as his rescuers called him) arrived at the sanctuary, he was checked over for any injuries, given some warm fluid injections, and ate himself a good meal. We are happy to say that he has a clean bill of health, and just needed a little TLC before he can be released to fly free again.

This time of year we find lots of juveniles who are learning to migrate for the first time, and they haven’t quite got the hang of it yet. Thankfully, there are wonderful people out there who are there to help bats in need like this little Earl. ❤️

Mildred is in the kitchen cooking up some yummy stuff from our Bats in the Pantry cookbook this afternoon. While she is whipping up somethin` good, we are also cooking up some new products coming to our store just in time for the holiday season. 😁

While the oven is preheating on that, you can satisfy your appetite with our cookbook, which can be purchased from our store. Mildred also makes a great cooking companion, and is also available!

Follow the links below to claim yours today, and be sure to keep an eye out for our upcoming new products! 😉

https://batworldstore.org/products/bats-in-the-pantry-cookbook
\https://batworldstore.org/products/plush-mildred

It’s officially snuggle up in your blankets season! 🦇❄️

Temperatures are steadily beginning to drop, which means it’s prime time to bring out the cozy blankets and hunker down with a toasty drink. Even the wildlife will be doing their own version of that by hibernating!

Please keep your eyes out for grounded bats as the months get colder. Bats found this time of year may have woken from hibernation, and will be in danger if released without the guidance of a bat rehabilitator. Call (940) 325-3404 if you have found a bat and need help locating a rescuer near you.

Did you ever think that losing baby bats could cause a loss of human babies? Well, a surprising study at the University of Chicago
linked just that. In areas where bat populations have declined, farmers increased their insecticide use by approximately 31%. This rise in pesticide is associated with a nearly 8% increase in infant mortality rates, equating to an additional 1,334 infant deaths. For every 1% increase in pesticide use, there is a 0.25% increase in infant mortality rates. If you think bats are important to our own health on earth, then please add your signature to the petition below, and PLEASE share far and wide. Bats may not need us, but we our need for them is critical.