Sponsor-A-Bat

Why sponsor a bat?

You can help bats tremendously by adopting an orphaned or injured bat. Every year hundreds of bats become orphaned and injured and the Organization for Bat Conservation is one of the few organizations that is actively helping bats.

We have roughly 100 bats at our facility. With so many injured, orphaned, and zoo animals to feed you can imagine what our grocery bill is (it exceeds $7,000 each year).

The Organization for Bat Conservation's bats already receive the best medical care and nutritious food they need, BUT, by supporting an animal for a year, you will allow us to use the funds that would have gone toward that animal to further conservation efforts for bats world-wide.

When you sponsor a bat you will receive:

- Information sheet about bats

- A picture of your bat

- A special certificate

- A behind the scenes invitation to see your bat!

- A beautiful bat poster

Bats for Sponsorship
Name of bat Photograph Price of sponsorship

Radar: big brown bat

Big Brown Bat

Radar is one of the best looking big brown bats you will ever meet. Perfectly groomed with long silky brown fur. Also a joy to use in programs, echolocating and spreading wings when asked.
Radar came to OBC because her wing had been broken, her wing was set in a cast, but still did not heal correctly. However, Radar is one of OBC's best loved bat ambassador.

$20

Sponsor

Vampire Bat

Vampire Bat

The Bat Zone's vampire bats, along with most colonies of vampire bats in zoos across the United States, have perished. We are working with researchers in Costa Rica to bring back a colony of vampire bats that are considered a "nuisance" colony and will be destroyed. Your adoption will help us acquire the funds to bring these bats safely into captivity.

$35

Sponsor

Gandolf-Egyptian Fruit Bat

Egyptian Fruit Bat

Gandolf is the funniest Egyptian fruit bat you will ever see! He spends his day flying from bat to bat trying to get them to play with him. When a keeper enters a cage, Gandolf is the first to land on him or her and want attention. He was born at the Bat Zone and even as a young pup loved to have everyone admire him. Your adoption would help us provide him with a wider variety of food and toys to keep him entertained.

$45

Sponsor

Petrie-Dog-faced Bat

Dog-faced Bat

Petrie is our youngest dog-faced bat. He is very sweet and outgoing and loves coming along on trips to present educational programs. Petrie was named because he acts much like Petrie in "Land Before Time." He is silly, but is liked by all the other dog-faced bats. He is very small and enjoys sitting in the palm of our hand. Your sponsorship helps will help us to enlarge the caging of all our dog-faced bats and to provide Petrie with his favorite fruits.

$45

Sponsor

Congo-Straw-Colored Fruit Bat

Straw-colored Fruit Bat

Congo is our straw-colored fruit bat who is up for adoption. Congo is funny, lovable, and LOVES kids. Your adoption will help give Congo the extra fruits that he loves, like papaya. It will also ensure his regular veterinary check-ups and provide him with the large caging.

$50

Sponsor

Short-tailed Fruit Bat Colony

Short-tailed Fruit Bat Colony

OBC's short-tailed fruit bats were rescued from a zoo that no longer wanted them. There are 50 females in the colony and we need help feeding them all. Your sponsorship will help us take care of these bats, which would have been euthanized if they could not find a home.

$75

Sponsor

CoCo-Golden Bat

Golden Fruit Bat

(also known as Golden Flying Fox and Rodrigues fruit bat):
Special adoption because you are helping one of the most endangered bats in the world from becoming extinct! CoCo is OBC's resident golden bat. Shee is remarkable, bright, energetic, with a wonderful personality!

$100

Sponsor

Kamilia-Malayian Flying Fox

Malayian Flying Fox

Kamilia is one of the largest bats in the world, boasting a 5 foot wingspan. She has a fantastic personality, always wanting to be hand-fed and to spend time with the keepers. Kamilia loves to spread her large wings in front of audiences across the United States. She has been featured on many TV shows, including "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Martha Stewart Living."

$500

Sponsor

Who Can Sponsor A Bat?

Schools: this is a perfect chance to get involved in bat conservation. Consider a fundraiser to earn money to sponsor your bat.

Gifts: giving an adoption is a great gift. Consider Adopt-a-bats for a birthday present, new baby, graduation, or any other event. Let your imagination go wild!

Yourself: give yourself a gift! An adoption is a great way to reward yourself and also help bats.

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