Photo by John Anderson
"The bats were just like the rest of us – totally unprepared and caught by surprise. They lost power in their homes, too."
Humans weren't the only residents hurt by the great freeze in February. When Austin's beloved bats returned from their annual hiatus, they were greeted by a rare Texas winter storm that injured and killed an unfortunate percentage of the population. Frozen bats started to fall out of their roosts in local bridges when the cold finally retreated, and the battle to save these valuable members of the ecosystem began.
The recovery of any local bat in need typically rests on the shoulders of the