After Hours Emergency and Bat Removal
Last Thursday evening in Tampa, close to Brandon, Florida, a resident of a multifamily building returned to her apartment and found a small bat clinging to a wall in her living space. Upon discovering the animal, the resident contacted the building’s emergency after-hours service, which routed the call to WellTech. Thomas Tellez, the account manager for the Tampa region and an individual with prior experience in wildlife management, was available and took the call.
Arriving at the apartment, Thomas located the bat on an interior wall. He observed that it was a juvenile, characterized by its smaller size and proportionally larger ears. Thomas carefully detached the baby bat from the wall and placed into a green towel. Immediately after stepping outside the apartment unit, he released the bat into the evening air.
Following the bat’s removal, Thomas conducted an inspection of the apartment to identify how the animal might have entered. He located a few small openings. Thomas temporarily sealed these areas to prevent immediate reentry and informed the building’s maintenance department of these potential access points, recommending that they be properly sealed to avoid future incidents.