Hundreds of Houston's famous Waugh Bridge bats were released back into the wild on Wednesday night

Hundreds of (now unfrozen) Houston bats successfully released under Waugh Bridge

, and even in the attic of humane society wildlife director Mary Whitaker.

Whitaker said the release was the first of its kind for the humane society. Usually the animals are released more quietly, as would be done later in the night, when a separate group of bats was planned to be released in Pearland. The pre-Christmas freeze wasn’t the first time the Waugh Bridge bats had been brought to the shelter because of Texas weather. Hundreds of bats were recovered and rehabilitated after the 2021 freeze. The bridge was inundated by floodwaters during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, leading people to scoop up bats and bring them home to dry out. The humane society is in the midst of a fundraiser to build a new headquarters, which officials hope will include a room dedicated to bat recovery.

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