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Support A Snoot!
Their soft little faces bring smiles to thousands of visitors each year, but behind every Snoot
is a vital role: pollinating forests, spreading seeds, and sustaining ecosystems worldwide.
So when you support a snoot, you’re not just helping one bat — you’re helping an entire
planet breathe.

What’s a Snoot, Really?
At Lubee, “Snoot” is our affectionate nickname for the bats’ incredible faces, full of personality, expression, and heart. Behind each one is a story:

A bat in need of finding safety and lifelong care.
A newborn pup clinging to its mother.
An elder bat enjoying retirement in comfort after years of inspiring visitors.

Snoots that Feed the Forest
Lubee’s 200+ bats eat thousands of pounds of fruit each year — and their wild cousins help grow it. They pollinate and disperse seeds for foods we all love: mango, banana, guava, papaya, avocado, fig, date, cacao, and agave (looking at you Tequila).

Without bats, many of the world’s favorite fruits — and the forests that sustain them — would disappear.

From American Snoots to the Forests of the World
When you support Lubee, your gift doesn't stop at our gates. It travels with every conservation effort we support — from the USA to Rodrigues Island, Solomon Islands, Kenya to Papua New Guinea. Because when you support the snoots here, you’re also protecting their relatives in the wild.

Thanks to donor generosity, Lubee had some incredible highlights in 2025:

12 Indian Flying Foxes found safe, forever homes with us.
Malayan Flying Fox pups were born at Lubee for the first time in 4 years.
The Rodrigues Fruit Bat population reached 25,000 individuals — the highest in over a century.
Over 5,000 schoolchildren met the Lubee bats up close, and left believing they are superheroes.
Logging companies have permanently withdrawn from the forests on Vangunu Island in the Solomons.

Baby Darwin

Girls Place, Inc. visits Lubee

The Zaira Community on Vangunu Island

Support a Snoot. Change the World.
Your donation keeps those curious faces healthy, happy, and inspiring thousands of visitors
every year.
In the following year, your support will:

Provide ongoing care for new pups and senior bats alike.
Acquire 4 Rodrigues Fruit Bats in need.
Continue education and awareness campaigns to a global audience
Protect forests and wild bat populations worldwide.

Our goal is $100,000 before year’s end, and every dollar will be matched — doubling your impact for bats (and Snoots) everywhere.

Because Behind Every Snoot is a Story Worth Saving
Their faces make us smile.
Their work sustains our world.
And your kindness makes it all possible.
Support the Snoots that save the planet — one meal, one rescue, one heartbeat at a time.

YOU'RE WELCOME...

And as a special treat for reading through this webpage, here are the 2025 graduating class yearbook photos you never knew you need.

Starting at the top L to R:
Peep, Pickles, Frick
Captain Caveman, Tevy, Tater Tot
Slytherin, Ned, Chickpea