Did not survive

A young Mexican free-tail bat was found grounded outside of an office near downtown Mineral Wells, Texas. A staff member immediately made the trip to rescue the bat but unfortunately he was deceased by the time we arrived back to the sanctuary.

A bat was found grounded on the side walk in Mineral Wells, TX. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and sent a transport volunteer right away. Unfortunately, the little bad was in bad shape and was too far gone by the time the finders had discovered him. He passed away in […]

A bat was found laying in a hot parking lot in Mineral Wells, TX. We rescued him but unfortunately he did not survive the trip back to the facility. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat-trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was transferred to a rescuer […]

A bat was found on the floor in a local dress shop in Mineral Wells, TX. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and sent a transport volunteer right away. Unfortunately, the bat was in bad shape from heat exhaustion, and passed away during transport. 

A free-tailed bat was found at a gym in Mineral Wells, TX. We rescued him but unfortunately he died on the way back to the Bat World facility. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat-trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was transferred to a rescuer where […]

A big brown bat was caught by a cat late at night in Columbia, Missouri. Unfourtantly, the bat did not survive the night in order to make it to the rescuers.

A free-tail bat was found trapped in a bucket in a kitchen that had not been occupied for several days in Mineral Wells, TX. Sadly, the bat, an older female in grave condition, passed away shortly after we rescued her.