Northern long-eared bats are critically endangered in North America. Image: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center.

It takes a village to raise a child, and sometimes it takes more than one wildlife rehabilitation center to care for a bat . Even if the bat in question weighs only six grams (about two ounces).

The recent rescue of the juvenile bat in Lancaster, Pennsylvania involved teamwork from the beginning. The “sky puppy” had been hanging on a local porch for two days. While that might not sound off, the bat’s exposure to the elements in a single location for that period of time made the situation an emergency, according to Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in southern Pennsylvania .

The rescued bat perched on a local porch. Image: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center.

Pennsylvania Bat Conservation and Rehabilitation contacted Raven Ridge, who sent a team member to get the bat. The winged mammal was very dehydrated and underweight. It was also unlike the bats that typically arrive at Raven Ridge.…