@Strax that looks like a BLE (Brown Long Eared bat) to me. Second most common bat to come into rescue after Pipistrelles - two of the pics I posted are of BLEs. They're gorgeous bats, and fly like hummingbirds, graceful and hovering.
@TacoFriday what are you basing your statements on?!
The pups I hand reared this summer are certainly not going to be confined to a cage for the rest of their lives. They are currently with a very experienced bat rehabilitator who takes in juveniles from carers all over the area and has a large secure area in which they learn to hunt for themselves. They will then be released in September.
You are right that bats often have several roosts, and bats can carry pups when they're young, but it's not long before they get too heavy. Mother bats sometimes abandon the maternity roost, and unfortunately, any pup that is too heavy to carry but not old enough to fly will be abandoned. Reuniting a pup with its mother is always the best outcome, but this is by no means always possible, and their best option then is to be hand reared. It's not an easy option, but its their best chance if the roost has been abandoned/ they can't be returned to an inhabited roost because it's inaccessible / the roost site is unknown and the mother doesn't pick up the pup. No carer undertakes hand rearing lightly - it's a hugely demanding process, and you can never fully replicate the milk and care that a mother bat provides.
agnurse I've just had a quick look, and there seem to be various bat rescue/conservation/rehabilitation organisations in Canada, so definitely worth looking for something in your area if you'd like to get into it.
Schadenfreude yay! Welcome to the world of bats! 