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A Bittersweet Rescue

By Amanda Lollar, Founder & President, Bat World Sanctuary In the early nineties, when I was still new at rehabbing bats, the common belief was that orphaned insectivorous bats could

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Kizmet

February 2000 – May 16, 2015 Kizmet was a sheltie mix that we rescued from the Mineral Wells Animal Shelter in the year 2000. Unfortunately, she was plagued with health

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Fabio

April 1994 – March 26, 2015 Fabio, a Jamaican fruit bat, was retired to Bat World Sanctuary in 1994 from a DNA research project involving a dozen of his kind.

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Restless Residents

We just released four male free-tailed bats who were overwintering with us at Bat World Sanctuary. They had been found trapped in buildings and grounded just as winter set in,

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Their Own Best Advocate

By Mitch Gilley Judging from the enthusiastic response on our Facebook page and the activity in our chat room, most of you will already be aware of the four bat

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