Description
This course is primarily a specialized captive husbandry course for bats. Please complete the introduction to wildlife rehabilitation and the introduction to wildlife nutrition courses first if you are wanting to do rehabilitation of bats.
- The bat care course serves as a detailed guide for bat care, particularly focused on the challenges and requirements of caring for bats.
- It covers various bat species in KwaZulu-Natal, including their dietary habits, habitats, and unique physical and behavioral 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).
- 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.
For any enquiries, please drop us an email on courses@freemewildlife.org
