 Top 10 NomineesIn 1989, Amanda Lollar found an injured bat and saved it from a painful death. Soon after she founded what is now the world's largest bat rescue group, Bat World Sanctuary (BWS). BWS saves thousands of bats around the world each year and provides refuge for bats retired from zoos, permanently injured, used in labs and confiscated from the pet trade. Amanda also started 17 volunteer bat rescue centers across the US. BWS and the rescue centers give educational programs to thousands of school children per year. Amanda teaches a week-long intensive workshop on the rehabilitation of bats that animal professionals attend from across the globe. She also saved 30,000 bats from destruction by purchasing a building bats had used as habitat for decades. The previous owner wanted the bats killed to sell the property. This building now serves as a permanent wild sanctuary. Amanda has authored books on bats, including a medical reference used by professionals the world over. She maintains batworld.org, which includes a local rescue page so immediate help can be found for injured bats. Amanda also co-founded nickoftimerescue.org to save dogs and cats from gas chambers in rural Georgia. Amanda has worked to save animals 16 hours per day, 365 days a year, for over 15 years, with no pay. |
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