Berney the Meal worm eating bat
We thoroughly enjoy talking with our customers when they call to place
an order. Our customers are a varied group with all sorts of stories. One woman
shared that she feeds our mealworms to her bat. We had to know more and luckily
Gerri agreed to share her background with us.
Berney Eating an eBirdseed.com Mealworm
Gerri Griswold has been a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for The State of
Connecticut for thirteen years specializing in Connecticut’s Bat Species.
She also carries a permit from the CT DEP to keep non releasable bats for
Education and is licensed by the USDA as an Exhibitor.
Her grass roots work on behalf of bats
has been supported by Bat Conservation International, the National Park Service,
The Connecticut DEP, and the author of Bats in Captivity, Susan Barnard. Amanda
Lollar, The Founder of Bat World in Mineral Wells, Texas and co author of Captive
Care of Insectivorous Bats is also an enthusiastic supporter.
Gerri has been
featured on the cover of The Weekly Reader and has co-produced a segment about
bats for The Late Show with David Letterman. She has appeared on Lifetime Television.
Every year Gerri and her wee cavalcade of “Am-Batsadors” deliver
approximately 75 programs in classrooms, nature centers, and libraries throughout
the State to hundreds of children and adults.
To learn more about the significant role that bats play on our planet:
Bat Conservation International: www.batcon.org
Basically Bats: www.basicallybats.org
Bat World: www.batworld.org
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