Nearly 700 frozen bats nursed back to health after surviving chilly weather

In all, 1,544 bats were rescued around Houston, Texas, many having suffered ‘hypothermic shock’

Nearly 700 wild bats will be released in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday night after undergoing about one week of rehabilitation from exposure to frigid temperatures.

The Houston Humane Society and Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition announced the Mexican free-tailed bats would be released back to their colony under the city’s Waugh Drive bridge.