Did not survive

Two  baby red bats were found on the ground in Eastland, TX. We rescued the pups but sadly they both died on the way back to Bat World Sanctuary.

A bat was found grounded in a parking lot in Mineral Wells, TX. The caller refused to contain the bat, and upon arrival the bat could not be located. Considering the amount of birds in the parking lot, the bat was presumed to be taken by the predators.

A free-tailed bat was found at a construction site in Cisco, TX. We drove the 70 mile trip to rescue the bat but unfortunately he was deceased by the time we arrived.   

A free-tail bat pup was found on a sidewalk in downtown Mineral Wells, TX. We rescued the baby, who was in critical condition. She was fully hydrated and was able to nurse milk formula, but sadly passed away later in the day.

A person reported a man in Victoria, TX, using glue traps to capture bats roosting in the eves of his home. He throws the glue trap into the sun in the yard, with the bats screaming for help until they die. He also throws the glue traps with living bats on them into the garbage […]

A baby bat was found in a remote area of Alaska. He was rescued by the finder (a nurse) who then contacted us. We worked via phone with her for several hours but sadly he did not survive the night.   

A bat was found clinging to a window screen in Fountain Hills, AZ. The finder scooped the bat into a jar and took it outside and released it. Upon doing this, the finder watched as a bird swooped down and snatched the bat out of the air, as it struggled to fly. Only after this […]

A store manager found a bat grounded in her store in Mineral Wells, TX, and called us for help. We quickly retrieved the bat and hydrated him. Sadly, he did not survive.  

A starving juvenile big brown was spotted clinging to a house in Marleton, NJ. The finder refused to contain the bat so we worked for several hours to find a rescuer who could go to the finder's house. Sadly, the bat fell and died before a rescuer could get there.    

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 […]