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January
3, 2006
Sticky
situation for the tiny bat saved by Burnham wildlife rescuers
Big-hearted wildlife rescuers in Burnham-On-Sea have been looking
after one of their smallest-ever casualties this week after a
tiny bat weighing no more than a 20 pence coin was brought in
to them.
 The
poorly creature, a Pipistrelle Bat called Frosty, became
coated with white paint after colliding with a freshly painted
window frame.
Staff
at Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre came to the aid
of the tiny creature, pictured in the box above.
 Secret
World's Pauline Kidner told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "A mild spell
made him think it would be a good night for a fly, but he landed
on a freshly painted window frame and quickly became covered in
white gloss paint."
"He
soon
found his wings and feet covered in the toxic substance and eventually
70 per cent of his body was glued together with paint."
"Fortunately, the householder found him while he was still
alive and took him to Secret World where he has been recovering
from his ordeal."
 Pauline,
who is pictured here with an owl from a previous rescue, added:
"Vet nurse Lisa Hills was able to anaesthetise him and remove
most of the paint with turps."
"The
remainder has come off as he has preened. Frosty is now flying
and almost all of the paint has been removed. Tucking in to his
hotel food of juicy worms, he is making the most of his sheltered
care."
"Once
he is fully fit he will be released back into the same area during
a mild spell."
Frosty
is one of the many animals being looked after at the wildlife
rescue centre.
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