Bat Rescue WA

🦇Happy Bat Appreciation Day! 🦇

Bats don’t always get the love they deserve, but they play a huge role in keeping ecosystems healthy pollinating plants, spreading seeds, and controlling insect populations. A single bat can eat thousands of insects in one night, which is pretty incredible when you think about it.🐾

It’s also important recognizing the people behind the scenes rehabilitators, researchers, and conservationists who step in when bats are injured, displaced, or threatened by habitat loss and disease. Their work quietly makes a big difference.
If you’re celebrating today, even small actions help: learning about local bat species, supporting conservation groups, or simply sharing awareness like you just did.💜

Those flying mammals really are worth appreciating 🥳

🚨 URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED – EXMOUTH WILDLIFE RESPONSE

WA Wildlife is currently supporting the amazing team at Balu Blue Foundation who are working around the clock at the moment with limited resources to care for sick and injured wildlife.

WA Wildlife is currently working alongside wildlife rehabilitators in Exmouth, who are experiencing an overwhelming influx of wildlife.

We’re talking marine turtles, hundreds of sea snakes, seabirds, mammals, and native birds all coming in at once - and local teams are overwhelmed.

There is a driver heading up Monday morning with emergency supplies and we’re urgently calling on our community for help.

📍 Donations can be dropped off at the WA Wildlife Hospital (172 Hope Road Bibra Lake) before Monday morning 9am.

General Handling & Housing

• Spare towels:
• Collapsible pet crates (mixed sizes):
• Crop feeding sets (tubes, syringes, lubricant):
• Syringes (1ml–20ml):
• Electrolytes (e.g. Spark):
• Insectivore mix:
• Frozen fish: 5–10 kg
• Subcutaneous fluids (Hartmann’s/Saline):
• Snake handling equipment (hooks/poles):
• Heavy-duty / Kevlar gloves:
• Chest fridges/freezers: 2 units (HIGH PRIORITY)
• Scissors (medical/general): 3–5

If you want to donate money, please donate here. WA Wildlife will use the funds to keep supporting wildlife in the coming weeks affected by the cyclone. Any left over funds from this donation appeal will be kept in a separate fund and used for regional wildlife care in the future. When donating via the link below, select Cyclone Recovery from the drop down menu. If donating via our bank, use 'Cyclone Recovery' as the description.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=JPSCU5PXJD5FN

or visit

https://wawildlife.org.au/support/bequests-and-donations/

or EFT

Account Name: Native ARC Incorporated
BSB: 036019
Account No: 395908

*Please email your EFT receipt to [email protected] so we can provide you with a tax deductible receipt.

This is one of those moments where the wildlife sector pulls together 💚

If you can help - whether it’s one item or several - it will make a real difference.

📍 Drop off: WA Wildlife Hospital, Bibra Lake
📞 Questions: (08) 9417 7105

Thank you for supporting wildlife when they need it most.