NoCo Wildlife Center Admits First Bat Patient of 2026

We admitted our first bat patient of 2026 — a little brown bat found grounded and active during a time of year when bats should still be hibernating.

During the winter months, these little brown bats rely on hibernation to survive when flying insects are scarce. Human-caused disturbances and increasingly abnormal weather patterns can interrupt that natural cycle, causing bats to wake too early. Without access to insects for food, animals like this quickly become weak and distressed.

That’s where our team is able to step in. This little brown bat will remain in our care through the remainder of winter, where we can provide warmth, nutrition, and close monitoring until conditions outside are safe again. Once spring arrives and food sources are reliably available, this bat will be released back into the wild where it can thrive.

Cases like this are a reminder of how closely wildlife is tied to seasonal rhythms — and how important it is to respond with care when those rhythms are disrupted.

If you’d like to help support this bat’s care, we could truly use your help. Bats are some of the most expensive patients our team cares for each year, and this individual’s hospital stay is expected to cost approximately $2,000 by the time she is ready for release.

Your donation directly helps fund her overwinter care, medical monitoring, and rehabilitation.

Donate here: https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/Nocowildlife

Thank you for standing with wildlife when they need us most.

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