A longstanding Mexican free-tailed bat colony has defied Sacramento eviction orders and partially reestablished itself in the walls of the Tower Bridge Garage.
In contrast with state workers — who were ordered to return to the office this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom — the bats reappeared downtown despite public officials’ best efforts to keep them remote.
Corky Quirk, who founded the local rescue organization NorCal Bats, previously said the colony was well over 20 years old when Sacramento started plugging up bat entrances in the fall of 2025. She said several thousand animals nested in the parking structure during the summer and early fall…