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Justice for the Mall of Abilene Bats

On Tuesday, August 8th, we received word from Big Country Wildlife Rehabilitation Center that bats were roosting at the Mall of Abilene and were in danger of possibly being killed by

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A Grueling Rescue

This weekend has been grueling. We’ve rescued over 70 starving and critical juvenile bats from old, vacant apartments over a store. Sadly, over 200 juvenile bats lost their lives after

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400 and Counting!

Wow! This summer has been the busiest to date. Aside from aiding in the rescue of over 400 bats across the country so far this season, the entire staff has been

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2018 Year in Review

This year we saved the lives of over 2,100 bats We helped individuals and bat care professionals in 41 states and 62 international locations from Argentina to Vietnam We reached

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Summer Rescue Videos, 2018

Videos of some of the orphaned and injured bats we have rescued the summer of 2018. Included below is footage on saving a baby bat from certain death, feeding orphaned

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Rescuing Trapped Bats

Over the past week we have been much busier than usual rescuing bats that had become trapped in several businesses that occupy a downtown block in Mineral Wells, Texas. Many of

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Psuedo Bat Sanctuaries

A sad but true fact is that pseudo animal sanctuaries are on the rise and pseudo bat sanctuaries are among the greatest offenders. This has become a growing concern for true

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A Bittersweet Rescue

By Amanda Lollar, Founder & President, Bat World Sanctuary In the early nineties, when I was still new at rehabbing bats, the common belief was that orphaned insectivorous bats could

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