Rescue and Rehabilitation

Bats are delicate and very sensitive animals. Orphaned or injured bats require specialized care that includes a special diet and species specific housing that only qualified bat persons can provide. Since 1987, FBN provides care for bats in need of attention. When bats are releasable they are transferred to a specially constructed flight cage and eventually offered the freedom to return their natural habitat through a soft release. Bats that are non-releasable are provided with life long care and these amBATssadors helping us to educate the public (see Education)