Little Nutmeg has had a rough start. She was found hanging by herself on a fence, extremely dehydrated. She then developed bloat as a side effect of dehydration, but she’s battled through and is here to give us her best awkward school photo smile.
Keep fighting baby Nutmeg!

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Fact #20
Best way to avoid this is to keep your cats indoors. Safe for bats and cats.
Please get in contact if your cat brings in a bat, even if you think the bat is fine, we need to start antibiotics.

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Fact #11
Southern Bent-wing bat (pictured)
Eastern Bent-wing bat
Eastern Horseshoe bat

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This Lesser long eared bat found herself on the ground, very skinny, and very scared, but landed in the right back yard. She was luckily spotted and called in to us. After a few days settling in she’s regained her appetite and is on the mend.
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Goofy Gould’s wattled bat.
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This Lesser long eared bat found herself on the ground, very skinny, and very scared, but landed in the right back yard. She was luckily spotted and called in to us. After a few days settling in she’s regained her appetite and is on the mend.
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Goofy Gould’s wattled bat.
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On this Endangered Species Day we’d like to bring your attention to 3 bats that are critically endangered in Victoria.

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