Between 2008 and 2010, larger pieces of artificial bark (3 feet x 8 feet) were installed. Bats began using the artificial bark almost immediately; as many as 240 bats have been observed emerging ...

You might shudder at the sight of bats in your yard, but the reason they've arrived -- and why you'd want to attract them -- isn't quite what you'd think.

Hoary bats roost in the foliage of deciduous and coniferous trees 3-5 m (10-16 ft) above the ground. Perches are open from below but otherwise surrounded by dense foliage. During the day, when ...

Bats also eat bark beetles and wood borers, which helps reduce wildfire risk in California forests. Pallid bats live in California’s deserts, oak woodlands, coastal redwood forests, ...

Because bats will roost in trees and their pups may be found under bark, Bessken said the USFWS recommends that people do not trim trees in June or July as that’s peak time for pups in trees.

Baseball bats don’t top the U.S. Senate’s agenda these days, as legislators grapple with a U.S. Supreme Court nomination, the covid-19 pandemic and the Nov. 3 election.

The Indiana bat has been on the federal endangered species list since the 1960s, but a wildlife experts studying the endangered species have made a promising, new discovery in Vermont.

The Arizona bark scorpion is the most venomous scorpion in North America. The pallid bat is believed to be resistant to scorpion venom, but no laboratory studies have been performed to confirm this.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white ...

And no, bat houses do not increase your risk of developing rabies. Here’s what experts have to say about that.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — According to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, 17 species of bats have been observed in Virginia. 8News has compiled a list showcasing five bats found in ...