Bats play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems in Illinois. These creatures are estimated to consume over 1,200 insects in a single night, making them vital for controlling insect ...

WEXFORD COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- There is a decline in the bat population across the country because of a new disease called White Nose Syndrome. Now Cadillac High School seniors and the school’s ...

Emily Hall of Copiague didn’t officially join what she calls "the bat world" until last summer, when she connected her new bat detector to her cellphone and pointed it at the trees in her backyard. "I ...

Community help is no longer just nice to have in the world of bat conservation, it is essential to large-scale bat monitoring and the protection of threatened and understudied species, according to ...

Normally bats would still be in hibernation at this time of year, but sustained warm weather has disrupted their internal clocks. Three little brown bats who all woke up a bit too soon were recently ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s only native land mammals are three bat species — one of which is likely extinct and the other two headed in the same direction due to habitat loss and other threats. A community ...

From tree cavities and trunks to bridges and barns, bats are settling into a variety of summer roosts across Michigan. Just ...

Billy Mclean knew nothing about bats. As a lifelong Kiwi, there was no reason for him to. Unlike in neighboring Australia and other parts of Oceania whose renowned flying foxes grow meter-long ...