UGA dorm now bat-free after multiple sightings, university says

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia says their dorms are now bat-free after multiple bat sightings were reported by students.

Students said they kept reporting bat sightings at Oglethorpe Hall.

On Friday, the school confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that they’ve fixed openings in the roof that gave bats a way in.

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The school said the bats were first seen in the stairwell of the dorm on Jan. 14.

They also said a pest control company safely removed all bats from the dorm.

The university said it remained in contact with the Georgia Department of Public Health throughout the bat removal process.

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