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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
as soon as possible.
Most wildlife rehabilitators
volunteer their time and money to save the animals, and
they rely on the help of the public. Please also consider
transporting the bat to them, meeting them half way, or
making a donation.
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.
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.
Excluding Bat World Rescue Centers, 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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