|
RESCUED |
1,076
insectivorous bats; 22 fruit bats. |
|
PROGRAMS |
9,300 educational
programs were given at 198 different locations such as
schools, seminars and festivals. An estimated 80,900 people
attended these programs. |
|
EVENTS |
| NAME
|
STATE |
|
| San Diego
County Fair |
CA |
| Girl Scout
Science Day
|
MD
|
|
Bat Fest Annandale |
VA |
|
Bat Fest Arlington |
VA |
|
Herndon Nature Fest |
VA
|
|
Bald Eagle Days |
IA
|
|
Denton ISD Science Teachers Conference |
TX |
|
Tarrant County Veterinarians Association |
TX
|
|
ReMain Wild Conference |
ME |
|
Wildlife In Need Center |
WI |
|
Wildlife Response, Inc Annual Workshop |
VA |
|
NYSWRC, Bat Rehab RVS
Training |
NY |
|
NYSWRC, Stabilizing orphans and adults |
NY |
|
|
WORKSHOPS |
Held our seventh annual
workshop on the rehabilitation of insectivorous bats at
Bat World Sanctuary. Participants included biologists,
rehabilitators and scientists from the U.S., the Canada. |
|
ADMINISTRATION |
We provided consultations to
zoos in Nevada and Mexico regarding
housing and husbandry of captive zoo bats. |
|
ACTIVISM |
We exposed the cruelty of
TSU students, who killed bats with wet floor signs and
brooms after luring them into their dorm hallway. Our
2006 petition against Wards Natural Science continues. |
|
SEMINARS |
Bat Grid Training, US
Forest Service.
North American Symposium on Bat Research.
Florida Bat Working Group. |
RESEARCH &
CONSULTATIONS
|
Were sought out for
guidance for educational materials, habitat enrichment,
and rehabilitation advice by the Springs Preserve in Las
Vegas, NV, the Vienna Institute of Veterinary Medicine
and by conservation scientists in Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico and the Philippine Bat Conservation Society.. |
|
MEDIA COVERAGE |
Bloomington Herald-Times, IN
Denton Record Chronicle, TX
Houston Chronicle, TX
Cleburne Times Review, TX
St. Petersburg Times, FL
Fort Myers News Press, FL
Manatee Daily Observer, FL
Sarasota Sun Herald News, FL |
Washington Post
Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine
Channel 34, Lubbock, TX
Channel 13, Lubbock, TX
Milwaukee Sentential
National Public Radio
American Profile Magazine |
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