2024 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 2
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mistakes.
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appropriate licenses or permits. No statement or photo contained in this magazine should be construed as
permission or recommenda琀椀on to handle bats.
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Year-end Le琀琀er
2024 Financial Accoun}ng
2024 Rescues
Interna}onal Rescues
Beyond The Bats
Our Learning Center!
Educa}on
Ac}vism in 2024:
Working to Protect Texas Bats
USDA Cap}ve Bat Welfare Conference
Addi}onal Ac}vism
Keeping Wild Bats Safe
Le琀琀ers
Ba琀琀y Crossword
In Loving Memory
Bat World Store
What to do if you 昀椀nd a bat
One of 昀椀ve Island 昀氀ying foxes that arrived
this year for permanent sanctuary. Read
their story on page 21. Photo by Amanda
Lollar.
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World to con}nue its mission of rescue and conserva}on. To
obtain more informa}on about bats and how they make our
world a be琀琀er place please visit batworld.org.
To inquire about local rescue, make a dona}on, sponsor a bat, purchase merchandise
or sign up for emails, please contact us at:
E-mail: info@batworld.org
Phone: 940-325-3404
Mail:
Bat World Sanctuary
299 High Point Road
Weatherford, TX 76088
Board O昀케cers
Founder/President
Amanda Lollar
Vice President
Natalie Perez
Secretary
Tonda Bone
Director of Planning
Do琀�e Hya琀琀
Director of
Special Projects
Kate Rugroden
Advisory Board
Randy Turner, A琀琀orney
Tad Jarre琀琀, DVM
Sean Jenne琀琀, DVM
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