Bats

bat watch header sign up begins May 29, 2012

     

Celebrating 18 Years of Watching Bats

It's been 18 years since the first Selman Bat Watch, and today there are even more bats to see than ever before. Come watch millions fly overhead against the setting sun as they leave their cave to dine on 10 tons of insects! 

people viewing the bats
Due to limited spacing, all Bat Watch visitors must pre-register.
If you attend a Bat Watch without mailing a registration form,
there will be no room to accommodate you at the event.

Long before pioneers settled the prairies, Mexican free-tailed bats used the Selman Bat Cave. Descendants of those bats still make the trek to the Selman Bat Cave Wildlife Management Area every year. Much of the site remains as it did 100 years ago.

The Wildlife Department proudly manages this important resource for future generations of Oklahomans, the bats and their visitors.

Did You Know?


Governor Brad Henry declared the Mexican free-tailed bat Oklahoma's state flying-mammal in April 2006.

Fri. & Sat. Nights:


 • Children must be at least 8 years of age.
Limit 75 people each night.


Cost:
$12 (13 yrs old & up)
$6 (8 - 12 yrs old)