As the public votes rolled in for the best-looking bat on social media, there could only be one winner of the 2024 Bat Beauty Contest, organized by the Bureau of Land Management.“Hoary Potter ...

Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the crown against Lestat, a western small-footed bat from Idaho. William ShakespEAR and Barbara were the other Oregon bats who won in the previous two years.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness ...

“Hoary Potter and the Guano of Fire” from Oregon won the Bureau of Land Management’s annual Bat Beauty Contest that runs around Halloween time each year.

Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the crown against Lestat, a western small-footed bat from Idaho. William ShakespEAR and Barbara were the other Oregon bats who won in the previous two years.

Busk is rooting for Hoary Potter in the hopes that an Oregon bat will win the beauty contest for a third time. Last year, “William ShakespEAR,” a female Townsend's big-eared bat from southern ...

Busk is rooting for Hoary Potter in the hopes that an Oregon bat will win the beauty contest for a third time. Last year, “William ShakespEAR,” a female Townsend's big-eared bat from southern ...