PLEASE
NOTE:
If there are no listings in your state, click on the state
located closest to you. Additional help/rescue can be
found at Wildlife
Rehabilitation Centers. |
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| PLEASE
REMEMBER: Bat and wildlife rehabilitators are extremely
busy, sometimes caring for orphaned and injured wildlife up to
20 hours per day. If you find a bat please DO NOT rely
on email to get help since time may be critical to saving the
bat. Please call a bat or wildlife rehabilitator nearest to
your location. Also, please be aware that there may not
be a bat rehabilitator in your town or even your state,
however, some rehabilitators are willing to drive a good
distance to help a bat in need. Most wildlife rehabilitators
volunteer their time and money to save the animals, and they
rely on the help of the public. Please consider transporting
the bat to them, meeting them half way, or making a donation. |
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Providing
Temporary Care
If you do not find immediate help, temporary care can be
provided in the following manner:
Line a box with an old t-shirt so the bat has something to
hang upside-down on. Create some pleats in the shirt so the
bat can hide if it wants to. (Make sure any tape that is used
is secured well so the bat won't get stuck.) Put a small
amount of water in a small, shallow container like a baby food
jar lid. Place the lid on the bottom of the container and next
to a wall so the bat can hang over it to drink. Make sure a
top is secured to the box as some bats can squeeze through a
crack as thin as 1/4"! If you must handle the bat please
remember to wear thick gloves (even though rabies is rare in
bats, if it bites you it will need to be tested). Keep the box
in a room where the bat won't get too warm or too cold and
away from children and pets until help is located. |
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| People
included on this list are concerned wildlife rehabilitators,
biologists, veterinarians, conservationists and individuals
who have volunteered to help people with bat questions or
problems. If you have tried to get assistance from the list
and have not succeeded, please e-mail us at sanctuary@batworld.org.
Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement or guarantee of
reputation or ability. If you are a wildlife rehabilitator or
a bat worker and would like to be added to this list, have
changes or corrections made to your information, or if you
would like to be removed from this list please e-mail us at
the above address. |
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