Shoalhaven Bat Clinic - Wildlife Rescue SC Inc.

28/10/2025

Trigger is luckier than he will ever even know. He has lost his mum, possibly to a raptor, managed to escape and hide without significant injury for the last day and then was discovered by the family dog. Again, escaping any injury.

He was rescued by our friends at Wires Mid South Coast, who are also experiencing the high volume of rescues we are. We are grateful that all our areas authorised rescue groups can work well together coordinating rescues across a large region and transfering animals in to the most suitable carers between us, giving these incredible souls the best chances of survival, rehabilitation and release.

28/10/2025

Miss Betty is carrying a little extra weight around her belly at the moment. But, with a bit of effort, she got that baby bump in to the mealworm dish.

Betty was displaced for several days and very dehydrated. Due to loss of strength during this time and the added baby weight, she has been unable to fly to be returned back to the wild. So, she will remain in care until baby is born and they are both flying and demonstrating natural hunting skills.

27/10/2025

How can you choose just ONE?!??!

27/10/2025

To say I am sick of powerlines rescues would be a wild understatement. 9 babies in 3 days.
Unfortunately, we can't save each of them and the hard days sure do really hurt.
These precious faces are worth all the blood, sweat and tears.

25/10/2025

Ash & Figgy joined the gang today!

Ash had fallen from powerlines on his dead mum and Figgy was found abandoned on the ground. Both just under 3 weeks old. Both rescues were called in early this morning and quickly enough for us to get to them before they were too badly compromised.
Thanks for seeing us for full medical assessments.

24/10/2025

And we're kicking off International Bat Week today! (Every week is bat week to us)

24/10/2025

Baby Sequoia , another precious darling orphaned by powerlines.
A very kind, young boy called Sebastian called us yesterday as he found a flying fox on the ground with a live baby as he was riding his bike home. He waited, keeping watch until we promptly arrived. We can't thank him enough for his kindness and quick thinking to call for help.

24/10/2025

We have been insanely busy with rescues to bats on powerlines.
I am often asked what to do if you see a bat on powerlines and the answer is:
1. Identify an address or very least street name and nearest crossroad
2. Record the pole number.
3. Call your local wildlife rescue group to report your sighting as soon as possible.

This week we have had calls for deceased adult females still holding live young both on and below powerlines, deceased unknown adults removed to check for babies, babies alive and alone on lines and non fatal electrocution of bats severely injured thrown live from powerlines on the ground.

Rescues off powerlines must be undertaken by the electricity provider. The wildlife rescue volunteer called out will arrange that and wait on site until the bat is retrieved safely. Never attempt to retrieve yourself and never touch or handle a bat unless vaccinated.
Report every dead bat so we can check and you could be saving a life, such as little Oakie pictured here.

24/10/2025

Jess and family go all out every year with amazing displays and activities for the kids and for the last 3 years have donated their fundraising efforts for their Halloween event to us to support the cost for caring for the best halloweeny critters there is 🦇🤎

This year's theme is "Glow Batty!".

21/10/2025

🎃Halloween is just around the corner and fake spiderwebs spell bad news for our birds and other native wildlife.

These plastic decorations are a hazard to birds and bats that can become entangled and trapped.

The synthetic fibres of these webs can also travel in the wind and continue to threaten other wildlife.

Find fun alternative Halloween decorations that work a treat here 👉 http://bit.ly/4okhXZj

21/10/2025

My name is Fern and I am 13 days old. Today I lost my mum to powerlines, but I survived and fell to the ground still latching on to her. Thankfully reported and rescued early this morning and very quickly in to care.

This is why it is important to also report any deceased flying fox, especially during spring and summer when females are likely to be carrying young. Babies wont leave deceased mums, they will continue to latch on her teat until found or worse.

19/10/2025

Andre has quite literally been the most perfect patient you could ever have asked for.
Through the severe pain he would have been in, the fluids and medications offered up to twice a day for the last 2 weeks both orally and subcutaneously, daily dressing changes and enduring two surgeries he has not once shown any sign of fear of us and been accepting of every treatment we have given him without a boo. Through a big team system here and his strong will to survive and thrive, I am so pleased with his rehabilitation and success and have no doubt he'llsoon be released again.

Flying foxes are so misunderstood, most people have no idea that they have very complex social behaviours and intelligence. When we treat animals with kindness, they'll treat us with the same respect.