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
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
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
In late December of 2019, an issue was brought to the attention of Bat World Sanctuary (BWS) in Texas by Second Chances Wildlife Center (SCWC) in Kentucky. The issue involved
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
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