Ask any bat biologist and they'll tell you the best part of catching bats is releasing them. On this project, our One Health team was testing bats for viruses and helping to track the status and trends of bat populations across the continental United States through stationary acoustic monitoring. 🦇 Mexican free-tailed bat 📷 Ciara Parenzin | Bat Conservation International

How do you remove a bat from th house ? Thick gloves ! (He was set Free) | Scotty Ray Report

Rush hour at the world's largest bat colony🦇🦇🦇 Millions of Mexican Free-tailed Bats emerge from Bracken Cave Preserve near San Antonio. Bats give birth in June, with pups starting to fly in early August. The colony consumes up to 140 tons of insects each night! Visitation is through Bat Conservation International | Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine

The world’s more than 1,400 bat species play vital roles in ecosystems, from eating insects, to pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. Bats are connected to humans and ecosystems in many ways, and all are affected when one link is removed from the chain. | Bat Conservation International