Lifetime Sanctuary
Ohio—Egyptian fruit bat retired to Bat World Sanctuary—photo available
Batty is a 13 year old Egyptian fruit bat who is ready for his comfy retirement at Bat World Sanctuary. Batty arrived all the way from the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Ohio, where he served as an education ambassador. He is settling in beautifully and is already found snuggling with his new friends in the […]
Texas—bat flew into plate glass window—photos available
A free-tailed bat flew into a large plate glass window in McGregor, TX. A Bat World Sanctuary made the 5 hour round-trip to bring the injured boy to Bat World MidCities, where it was discovered that he had sustained a broken wing. On arrival, he was warmed in an incubator and then given an injection […]
Texas-hoary bat found with broken wing-photo available
This lovely hoary bat was dropped off at a neighboring rehabilitation organization this past weekend. They immediately transferred her out to us, and we got her all settled in. She was suffering from a pretty severe wing break. After a round of pain meds, fluids, and antibiotics, she was starting to feel much better. Sadly, […]
Texas – bat found with broken wing
A bat with a broken wing was found in downtown Mineral Wells, TX. We rescued the bat, who had a severely fractured wing. She was provided with pain medication and antibiotics and her injury was treated. Unfortunately, she will never fly again so she will receive lifetime sanctuary with others of her kind at Bat […]
Texas – yellow bat found grounded – photo available
A northern yellow bat was found grounded in a homeowner's yard in Beaumont, TX. He was rescued by Bat World Midcities, where he was found to have a broken wing along with being severely dehydrated. After multiple injections of warmed electrolytes, pain medication. He will not be releasable because of his wing injury so he […]
Texas – bat found injured – photo available
This little one is Kolache, an adult female evening bat who was found injured and on the ground in Houston a few days ago. On arrival, thorough examination revealed a badly broken wing. After a quiet night with additional pain medication and antibiotics and a good supper, her injury was tended to this morning and […]
Texas- bat with broken wing found grounded
A badly injured bat was found crawling across a deck in Kingsland, Texas. The very concerned finders immediately called us, and described that the bat had a bone protruding from his wing. 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 […]