Giving Them the Moon
By Mitch Gilley Despite my prediction that the impish Carollias (think Lil Drac) would be first, it was the ordinarily skittish Egyptians – with Peek-a-boo leading the charge – that
January 6, 2015
By Mitch Gilley Despite my prediction that the impish Carollias (think Lil Drac) would be first, it was the ordinarily skittish Egyptians – with Peek-a-boo leading the charge – that
By Mitch Gilley Most of you are aware of our big move to our new facility last August. By far most of the work was with the new enclosures, which
By Mitch Gilley Well, it’s beginning. Many of you have tracked the progress of the new facility via our Facebook updates, but now the preliminary stages of moving in are
By Mitch Gilley It’s funny what you end up daydreaming about when you have to prepare a giant bin of fruit every day, the fruit bat’s nightly ration. For us,
By Mitch Gilley I’m loathe to admit that I have favorite bats among those we care for, but I am particularly drawn to a few of them. There’s Ichabod, for
Washington DC – The 2016 Carole Noon Award for Sanctuary Excellence recipient was announced by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS). This year Amanda Lollar was singled out for her leadership in supporting the welfare of bats as a caregiver, educator and advocate.
We’ve been very busy rescuing orphaned and injured bats this summer. Included below are videos of Ernie, a young free-tailed bat rescued after being trapped inside a vacant building for
Mr. Impley, a Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) was retired to Bat World with over a dozen more of his kind in 1994. The bats were involved in DNA research.
The city of Palestine, Texas loves their bats. They have had thousands of bats roosting in their downtown buildings for several years. And even though they sometimes create an odor,
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