2019 Year in Review
2019 was outstanding in more ways than we can count. To start, we rescued a whopping 7,165 bats, several of whom are pet trade and zoo retired fruit bats who
December 30, 2019
2019 was outstanding in more ways than we can count. To start, we rescued a whopping 7,165 bats, several of whom are pet trade and zoo retired fruit bats who
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.
This has been a very, very busy year. So far this year we welcomed over 80 new permanent residents to Bat World Sanctuary. To date we have released 214 back
BABY SEASON ALWAYS STARTS WITH THE REDS Yesterday we received nonstop calls about baby red bats being found grounded. We ended up with 6 orphans so far, but before the
SULLY (AND HIS MONKEY) Sully was rescued from the exotic pet trade last February after we received a frantic call from a concerned woman in Ohio. She stated that Sully
Early one morning we noticed severe damage to large areas of ground on Bat World Sanctuary’s property. The ground in several areas looked like someone had come in with a
The following letter was sent to Federal & State Authorities on Thursday, May 21st, requesting answers regarding the restriction on rehabilitation of bats that is occurring in several states across
On April the 28th, 2020, Statler turned 33 years old. Statler had a difficult life before he came to Bat World Sanctuary. He was born in a zoo and has
In December 2019, a new zoonotic illness began spreading rapidly in the Wuhan Province of China. The source of the virus, dubbed COVID-19 or SARS-COV2, was assumed to be from
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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