Bat Removal Amarillo, TX

Amarillo is higher, colder and drier than the rest of urban Texas, and its bat season is shorter. This page covers who handles bats in Amarillo, which bats live in Panhandle attics, and how the cold changes the timing of exclusion.

Service areaAmarillo, Potter County, Texas

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Amarillo contacts

Amarillo Animal Management & Welfare (AMW): 3501 S. Osage St., 806-378-9032, animals@amarillo.gov.
Animal Management Officer requests: AMW routes field calls through the Amarillo Police Department at 806-378-3038.
Amarillo Public Health, Communicable Disease: 1000 Martin Rd., 806-378-6353. Public Health handles rabies post-exposure vaccination questions, and Kirstin Pearson is the DSHS disease-reporting contact for the city.
DSHS Zoonosis Control, Health Service Region 1: Amarillo sub-office, 806-477-1104. The regional veterinarian is Cherissa Abdul-Hamid, DVM, based in Lubbock.

Rabid bats in Amarillo

On August 23, 2023, AMW confirmed that a bat had tested positive for rabies. It was the city's third rabies case of the year, and all three were in non-domestic animals (KFDA NewsChannel 10). AMW Director Victoria Medley urged residents to keep pet and livestock vaccinations current and to report any bite. Amarillo spans Potter and Randall counties. In 2024, DSHS tested 2 Potter County bats and 5 Randall County bats, and all were negative.

Panhandle bats

Pallid bat: Texas Tech's Mammals of Texas says pallid bats occur in the High Plains and roost in buildings, including house attics. Pups are born from early May to mid-June. Naturalists have long noted piles of discarded insect wings and parts under pallid bat feeding roosts, which can show up on a porch or under a carport.
Brazilian free-tailed bat: the most common building bat in Texas, using attics and roof gaps.
Cave myotis: occurs in the eastern Panhandle, according to TTU.
Canyon bat (American parastrelle): a tiny bat of the Trans-Pecos and adjacent High Plains canyons.

The best-known bat site in the region is Clarity Tunnel at Caprock Canyons State Park near Quitaque. It's an abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railway tunnel from the 1920s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. TxDOT has also said its bridge bat-box program is expanding to the Amarillo District.

Amarillo housing

About 60% of Amarillo's 87,454 housing units were built before 1980, and the median year built is 1974. The bat entries we see most on these older homes are damaged soffit vents, fascia that has pulled away, gaps behind chimney chases, and gable vents with failed screens.

A short season

At the Amarillo airport station, the average January low is about 25°F. Average lows stay at 50°F or warmer only from May through September, the shortest window on our Texas pages. TPWD discourages exclusion from May 1 to August 15, so most Amarillo exclusions happen from mid-August through September. A cold October night can end bat activity before the work is done, so book early.

Amarillo housing and climate snapshot

Housing units: 87,454 (median year built 1974)
Built before 1980: 60%; built 2010 or later: 12%
Single-family detached: 69%; buildings with 10+ units: 13%
Renter-occupied homes: 42%
Average January low: 25°F; average August high: 91°F
Months with an average low of 50°F or warmer: May–Sep

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003) via Census Reporter. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Amarillo station.

Common questions

Who do I call about a bat in Amarillo?

Amarillo Animal Management & Welfare at 806-378-9032. Animal Management Officer requests go through the Amarillo Police Department at 806-378-3038.

Who handles rabies shots in Amarillo?

Amarillo Public Health's Communicable Disease program, 806-378-6353, at 1000 Martin Rd.

What bats live in Amarillo attics?

Brazilian free-tailed bats and, in the High Plains, pallid bats, which Texas Tech notes use house attics.

Have rabid bats been found in Amarillo?

Yes. AMW confirmed a rabid bat in August 2023, the city's third rabies case that year.

When can bats be excluded in Amarillo?

Mostly from mid-August through September. TPWD discourages exclusion from May 1 to August 15, and Panhandle nights turn cold early in the fall.

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