The Houston Bat Team

04/25/2026

An amazing emergence at the Waugh Bridge last night!

04/24/2026

While there is a small threat of bad weather, the bat chat at the Waugh Bridge is still on! The chat will start about 7:30. BUT IF the weather takes a bad turn we will have to cancel for the night to ensure the safety of our volunteers and guests. Keep an eye on the weather! Our Friday night chats always start 20 minutes before sunset and will continue through October.

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Day! Time to thank the bats. :) 🦇💚

Bats keep our planet healthy by pollinating plants and spreading the seeds of over 400 different commercial products and 80 medicines that helps humans survive. Tens of thousands of other plants and animals depend on bats for survival. Bats eat literal tons of disease carrying insects as well as eat crop pests, helping greatly to keep food on our tables. 98% of all rain-forest regrowth (the lungs of our planet) comes from seeds that have been spread by fruit bats.

Bats make up one-quarter of all mammal species on earth. If it takes that many of them to keep our planet in sync, where will humans be without bats?



Artwork by Art for Bats

04/17/2026

Chief Meteorologist David Paul said radar briefly captured thousands of bats emerging from colonies across the Houston area just after sunset. 🦇🦇🦇

04/17/2026

04/14/2026

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❌ "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Overused, trite.
✅ "Shall I compare thee to a bat in flight?" Unique, sure to win over any prospective lover.

04/09/2026

Check out our Waugh Bridge bats on radar!!

Chief Meteorologist David Paul said radar briefly captured thousands of bats emerging from colonies across the Houston area just after sunset. 🦇🦇🦇

04/04/2026

Some great shots in this video! Enjoy!!

Our weekly Friday night bat chats got off to a great start last night! Be sure to join us on Friday nights through October to learn about these amazing animals!

Two female Texas State University wildlife researchers work against the clock to find a way to save Texas’s delicate—and crucial—bat population, while breaking barriers of their own.

04/02/2026

Bat chat season is here! ❤️🦇❤️

Join us on Friday nights (weather permitting) at the Waugh Bridge Bat Colony (Waugh Dr at Allen Parkway) to learn about these amazing beneficial animals! Starting at 20 minutes before sunset, we will have volunteers at the bridge with photos, bio facts and knowledge on all things bats!

03/03/2026

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Calling all Texas K-12 students!

Send in your art for the 2026 Rabies Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest.

The annual poster contest displays the importance of:
• Vaccinating pets.
• Rabies risks.
• Ways to prevent rabies exposures and infections.

Poster submissions must be postmarked and mailed no later than Friday, April 3, 2026.

Note: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create art posters is prohibited.

For more information about the contest, visit https://bit.ly/3XCeQzB.