2023 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 30
A few weeks aver an arc}c front passed through Houston, Texas leaving 1,600
bats in need of rescue (described on page 18), Kate Rugroden, our Director of
Special Projects, made a trip to Houston to teach a two-day class to the Houston
Humane Society (photo above). The bats who needed temporary special care
also traveled to Houston with Kate so they could be released back into their colonies. Workshops were also given in Fort Worth, Dallas and Weatherford, Texas, training
45 new bat rehabilitators for the state.
A total of 25 veterinary medicine students par}cipated in our lecture and lab on
medical management of insec}vorous bats at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bat World Sanctuary presented a full-day virtual workshop on bat rehabilita}on for
the third year in a row for veterinarians, biologists, and rehabilitators in Mexico as
part of Bat Week with 35 par}cipants, with bilingual audio delivery via Zoom.
Presented a new course for Animal Control o昀케cers called "Why Can't We All Just Get
Along: successful strategies for resolving human/wildlife con昀氀icts". Par}cipants learn
how to iden}fy the root cause of wildlife issues, conduct a neighborhood audit, educate ci}zens about the bene昀椀ts of having urban bat popula}ons, and provide solu}ons to address con昀氀icts.
We con}nue to expand our online professional development programs, with our
most recent course drawing over 50 par}cipants from the US, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Croa}a, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,
and South Africa. These courses focus on providing the most current, accurate informa}on about bat rehabilita}on techniques, so bat rehabilitators worldwide can
deliver the best care possible.
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