Did not survive

Two bats where reported by local residents in Mineral Wells, TX. Both were located outside of the finders' homes, where a staff member went immediately to rescues the bats. Unfortunately, in both cases each of the bats were deceased upon arrival and had also suffered from wing wasting.

A lady in  Minnowell, TX,  found a bat hanging on the side of a building. The bat appeared to be dehydrated. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat-trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was dead upon arrival. 

A man in Covington, Ohio found a bat on the sidewalk that was severely dehydrated and needed to get to rehabber. Unfortunately, the man did not follow the directions in our voicemail and left the bat on the sidewalk. The bat had died a painful death of dehydration and heat stroke.