The Israeli fruit bat sanctuary - in pictures


  • Baby bats in a specially made incubator at the sanctuary. Photo: The Israeli Bat Sanctuary
    Baby bats in a specially made incubator at the sanctuary. Photo: The Israeli Bat Sanctuary
  • A baby bat rescued by the sanctuary. Photo: The Israeli Bat Sanctuary
    A baby bat rescued by the sanctuary. Photo: The Israeli Bat Sanctuary
  • Animal activist Nora Lifschitz, 28, holds a wounded Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at her bat shelter in Elah Valley, south of Beit Shemesh in central Israel. AFP
    Animal activist Nora Lifschitz, 28, holds a wounded Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at her bat shelter in Elah Valley, south of Beit Shemesh in central Israel. AFP
  • Fruit bats hang in a cage at a shelter created by Lifschitzh. AFP
    Fruit bats hang in a cage at a shelter created by Lifschitzh. AFP
  • Nora Lifschitz feeds an injured Egyptian fruit bat at her home in Tel Aviv, before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
    Nora Lifschitz feeds an injured Egyptian fruit bat at her home in Tel Aviv, before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
  • Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
    Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
  • Nora Lifschitz holds a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel, before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
    Nora Lifschitz holds a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel, before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
  • Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
    Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv before the sanctuary was set up. EPA
  • Lifschitz holds an injured Egyptian fruit bat at her home in Tel Aviv before the sanctuary was set up. Reuters
    Lifschitz holds an injured Egyptian fruit bat at her home in Tel Aviv before the sanctuary was set up. Reuters
  • Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA
    Nora Lifschitz treats a wounded Egyptian fruit bat in her apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA
  • A wounded Egyptian fruit bat hangs on a teddy bear in the apartment of Nora Lifschitz in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA
    A wounded Egyptian fruit bat hangs on a teddy bear in the apartment of Nora Lifschitz in Tel Aviv, Israel. EPA