46K views · 6.9K reactions | Release! Thanks everyone! . . #easternredbat #austin #atx #texas #austinbat #urbanforest #leafbat #batsarebeautiful #batslivehere #theyalwayshave #batsaregoodneighbors #batshaveintrinsicvalue #sharethelove #dontblamebats | Austin Bat Refuge | Facebook

A handful of sleeping Eastern red bat babies to make your Monday a little bit better. 🥰 Don't forget- NEVER handle bats barehanded! We are trained and vaccinated, and sometimes handle bats (especially babies) without gloves for better control and sensitivity. A bat handled barehanded by a member of the public is likely to be euthanized for rabies testing, so please help keep them, and yourself, safe! | Bat World Sanctuary

Say hello to Graham, an Eastern red bat that was found after going for an accidental swim in a nearby lake. He was found treading water and extremely weak, but was saved by some kind people that drove him all the way to us! He arrived in style, comfortably nestled in a graham cracker box. He will be released in a few weeks once he's a bit stronger! ❤️ #bat #wildlife #wildliferescue | Bat World Sanctuary

256 reactions · 73 shares | It's #BatWeek and we're highlighting Oklahoma's Eastern Red Bat! These brightly colored bats are migratory but can go into a state of physical inactivity similar to hibernation while hiding in leaf litter. | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) | Facebook

Today, October 24, marks the first day of Bat Week! Bat Week is an annual, international campaign to support awareness, education, and conservation of bats. We can’t think of a sweeter way to kick off this week-long effort than with this Eastern Red Bat mother and her three offspring! Bats are essential to our local ecosystem, pollinating native plants and keeping insect populations in check. Sadly, bat populations across North America are in decline due to habitat loss, insecticides, destructio