International Rescue

A bat was found grounded and injured in a driveway near Dalton Gardens, Idaho. 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 he will be assessed for hopeful release back to the wild.

A bat was hit by a moving car in Star City, Indiana. The finders pulled over to check on the little bat who had suffered a wing injury due to the incident. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was […]

A red bat was found grounded beneath a tree in Stillwell, OK. Thankfully the bat was uninjured and likely just chased from a tree by a blue jay or crow. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and then releasing him at nightfall after the sun has gone down, by taking the […]

A bat was spotted laying beside an apartment doorway in Bryan, TX. 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 he/she will be assessed for hopeful release back to the wild.

An Eastern red bat was grounded in Tom's River, New Jersey after being attacked by a cat. She sustained compound fractures on each wing. We provided the finder guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located several bat-trained rescuers in their area. The bat was transferred to a rescuer where she received life-saving […]

Earl, a big brown bat got tangled up in a barbed wire fence in Hallsville, TX. The finder called BW Mid-cities after carefully disentangling Earl from the wire and getting him secured in a box with a small dish of water, and transport volunteer Mandy made the trip drive to collect Earl and bring him […]

Q-tip, the tricolored bat was found stranded in a medical building in Dallas, TX. Q-tip was collected by a volunteer and transferred to Bat World Midcities. Q-tip was dehydrated and thinner than she should be. She was given warmed fluids and will be cared for at BW Midcities until she doubles in weight and is […]

A female red bat was found laying on a picnic table in Weatherford, TX. The finder used a glove to place the bat into a tree but she promptly fell to the ground so he called us. Thankfully, she is uninjured, just a little thin and dehydrated. We will provide supportive care for her until […]

A building owner in Arkansas purchased a 100-year-old building that contains a large colony of bats. Thankfully, she likes having the bats and may decide to allow them to use part of the building much like we did when we protected a colony in our “wild sanctuary” building for 20 years. We offered guidance on […]