We are better off with bats. These bat facts will make you rethink the unsung heroes of the night and learn why you should ...

International Bat Week will be observed Oct. 24 to 31, 2025, including educational events and outings in Wisconsin.

These creatures are vital to not just the health of their natural ecosystems, but our artificial ones as well.

With Halloween upon us, spooky symbols of the holiday abound — including bats. It just so happens to also be International Bat Week, which celebrates the role of bats in nature. Coincidence? Perhaps ...

Staying cool during heat waves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could be even more extreme for nocturnal ...

I don’t usually get the typical creepy-crawly feeling when it comes to wildlife, excluding snakes and very large spiders.

Bat populations in some places in North America appear to have developed resistance to the deadly fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome. Researchers from UC Santa Cruz analyzed infection data ...

I often used to see little brown bats swooping over my yard. Known scientifically as Myositis lucifugus, this animal is well named, for “lucifugus” is Latin for “shunning daylight,” which is ...

My friends might say that I may sometimes have batty ideas. Just now, however, I do have my mind on bats, real ones that occur in Southeast Alaska. There are now six species of bat known to be ...

Fungus-coated bats are spreading deadly disease in Washington state’s San Juan Island National Historical Park, according to park officials. Three Yuma Myotis bats tested positive for the fungus that ...