Bats – A Care Guide

This module serves as a detailed guide for bat care, particularly focused on the challenges and requirements of rehabilitating bats. It covers various bat species in KwaZulu-Natal, including their dietary habits, habitats, and unique physical and behavioural traits. The guide dispels common myths and highlights the ecological importance of bats, explaining issues like diseases (e.g., White-Nose Syndrome) and environmental threats (e.g., habitat loss and wind turbines). For rehabilitation, it outlines specific care practices for injuries, rehydration, handling, and feeding, especially for orphaned pups, stressing minimal human contact to encourage successful reintroduction into the wild.