{"id":676254,"date":"2026-11-06T01:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/676254\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T01:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:02:10","slug":"woman-stops-to-help-mouse-and-accidentally-saves-an-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/676254\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Stops To Help ‘Mouse’ \u2014 And Accidentally Saves An Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a volunteer for FLAP Canada<\/a>, Karly-Lynne spends many spring and fall mornings walking through downtown Toronto, searching for migrating birds who have collided with buildings, hoping to help them heal.<\/p>\n

Recently, on one such search, the rescuer was on her way to the office to drop off a group of injured birds when she saw what looked like a \u201cmouse<\/a>\u201d near the base of the building.<\/p>\n

\"batToronto Wildlife Centre<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I bent down to investigate, its wings quickly shot out,\u201d Karly-Lynne told The Dodo. \u201cI knew I had found a bat!\u201d<\/p>\n

More specifically, she was an eastern red bat, one of seven endangered bat species in the area, according to the Toronto Wildlife Centre<\/a> (TWC).<\/p>\n

Luckily, Karly-Lynne was no stranger to bats, as they’re also prone to window collisions. The rescuer donned animal-safe leather gloves and guided the bat into a container.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite needing help, the little red bat angrily chittered at me and showed its tiny, sharp teeth,\u201d Karly-Lynne said. \u201cI hoped that her being feisty was a good sign and that she would be able to make a full recovery!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"rescuedToronto Wildlife Centre <\/p>\n

Karly-Lynne took the bat to the TWC, a charity and veterinary hospital, which, according to communications manager Brittany Seki, is the only wildlife rescue program of its kind in Canada. At the center, knowledgeable experts are always rescuing and rehabilitating sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. The bat was in great hands.<\/p>\n

Team members examined the bat and found she suffered from minor head trauma, but otherwise seemed healthy. Over nine days, they monitored her to make sure she was healing properly and able to fly.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the bat was ready to return home to the wild.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe flew beautifully out of her tent,\u201d TWC rescuer Andrea told The Dodo. \u201cI remember her even circling around us once before disappearing between the trees. When they do that, I always get a tingle, because it feels like a spin of happiness and realization of their newly acquired freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

To help other animals like this bat, you can donate to Toronto Wildlife Centre<\/a>.\u00a0\"Firefighters<\/a>Firefighters Battling Wildfire Pause To Help A Thirsty Little Survivor\u201cIt was a rewarding feeling …”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a volunteer for FLAP Canada, Karly-Lynne spends many spring and fall mornings walking through downtown Toronto, searching…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[5822,60853,1285,246,61,60,17170,82,1284,1282,263],"class_list":["post-676254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-animal-encounters","tag-bats","tag-daily-dodo","tag-environment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-maeve-dunigan","tag-science","tag-standard","tag-the-dodo","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}