Emergency Prep · Wildlife
The Grounded Bat Rescue Guide
Handling Grounded Flyers and Strict Rabies Protocols
A bat on the ground is a bat in trouble, and a bat in your hand is a trip to the doctor. 10 modules on why healthy bats never touch the floor, the absolute no-bare-hands rule, the slide-and-flip Tupperware capture, White-Nose Syndrome, wind-turbine barotrauma, winter eviction cruelty, the vertical cloth that calms a bat in a box, getting a bat out of your living room, micro-bites you'll never feel, and when the health department has to test instead of rehab.
About this course
A healthy bat never lands on the ground, so the one on your sidewalk needs help, and it needs it from someone who knows the rules. This course is those rules. You'll learn why bats can't take off from a flat surface, why their needle teeth can bite through skin without a mark and why that makes bare hands a medical event, how to capture a grounded bat with a container, a card and a flip without ever squeezing it, what White-Nose Syndrome and wind-turbine barotrauma look like, why tossing roosting bats out in winter kills them and when humane exclusion is legal, how a strip of flannel up the inside of the box turns a panicking bat into a calm one, how to get a bat out of your living room and why that bat may have to be tested, what 'unknown exposure' means for everyone who slept in the house, and why honesty about contact decides whether a bat goes to rehab or to the health department.
What you'll learn
- Why a grounded bat is always an emergency, and why it can't take off from the floor
- The zero-bare-hand rule: needle teeth, invisible bites, and leather gloves
- The slide-and-flip capture: container, card, flip, ventilated lid
- White-Nose Syndrome, wind-turbine barotrauma, and the cruelty of winter evictions
- The vertical flannel that calms a bat in transport, and getting a bat out of the living room
- Micro-bites, post-exposure prophylaxis, and testing vs. rehab
Who this is for
Homeowners who found a bat on the patio or in the house, people with bats in the attic, parents, campers, and rescue volunteers who want the rabies-vector protocol exactly right.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
Go to quiz →Completion certificate
Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons