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An Interesting Week
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. This week we feature a new drawing […]
It’s Hard Being a Bat
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi, it is so cold outside today! […]
It Snowed Today!
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! It snowed today! I was […]
Squeaking up a Storm
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Hi! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! I know my bats did. I could hear them talking to each other this week. We were coming home one night and could hear them squeaking. They were squeaking up […]
The Twelve Bat Days of Christmas
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. We are grateful for Rachael's creative lyrics and E's holiday card! Hello Everyone! It’s almost Christmas, so it’s time to be a little silly. This is a Christmas song sung by a bat. I hope everyone has a […]
Why the Bat Flies at Night
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. I would like to dedicate this week’s blog to Mr. Nelson Mandela. He was a great man from South Africa who helped his people. He died last week. I tried to find a South African folktale about bats, […]
Asleep in My Cave
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. This week, illustrator E. Wright contributed an animated illustration for today's blog. White Nose Syndrome is a terrible disease that is killing North American bats. It’s really sad. Here is a poem that I wrote about a […]
An incredible experience
Our T-shirt campaign through Teespring ended today. We sold 178 shirts, though we only expected to sell 50 when we started the campaign. Because of your efforts we raised more funds for WNS research than we ever imagined. We want to thank the organizations that helped us spread the word: Bat World Sanctuary, Lubee Conservancy, […]
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