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.

Bats are essential to the ecosystem and an asset to gardens. Though they've lost a lot of natural habitats, there are ways to help your local population thrive.

With dark, velvety bracts that resemble bat wings and whisker-like filaments, the black bat flower is an exotic plant that [… ...

There are two observations of hoary bats attacking eastern pipistrelles, but it is not known is they regularly prey upon smaller species of bats. Activity and Movement The flight of the hoary bat is ...

California now has a state bat just in time for Halloween.Senate Bill No. 732, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8, established the Pallid bat as the official state bat. In the bill ...

According to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, 17 species of bats have been observed in Virginia.

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.

If you've got bats in your belfry — or, more likely, your attic, barn or shed — you've got about a month to do something about it. After April 15, you won't be able to touch them over the ...

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-nose syndrome, a fungal ...

The most common reason to install a bat house is to get rid of mosquitoes and other unwanted critters, especially in the garden. Here are dimensions and instructions.

How do I prevent bats from getting in my house? Preserve natural roost sites, including trees with cavities or peeling bark Leave dead fronds on palm trees to provide roosting spots for bats Add ...

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.