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

1. Almost every national park is home to some kind of bat. According to the National Park Service, bats live in nearly every national park, from the Alaskan interior to the tropical forests of Samoa ...

Fall is in the air — and so are bats. This is the time of year when Idaho’s only flying mammals migrate to warmer climates or to suitable roosts for hibernation. Sometimes during this migration, they ...

A new study extracts critical information from bat vocalizations to offer a rare, informative look into the world of bat communication. Bats, like humans, are extremely social mammals. They enjoy an ...

The bat’s association with Halloween, and things creepy and scary, is an ancient one that predates even the modern concept of Halloween. It dates back thousands of years to the Celtic festival of ...

NEW YORK — International Bat Appreciation Day is a great time to learn about New York’s nine bat species. When spring temperatures become warm enough, bats will leave their hibernation sites and may ...

Did you know that I can track birds and bats on the radar as they leave their roosts? Birds usually show up in the morning hours as a “roost ring”, and in the summer, Purple Martins are usually the ...

Bats are not rodents or flying mice and are not genetically related to mice. Bats are not blind. They have eyesight as well as a sonar system that allows them to navigate by detecting sound waves in ...

Few creatures scare people more than bats ... and for no good reason, it turns out! Barry Petersen has the cold hard facts: Evening in Austin, Texas ... where nightlife is about wildlife. At times a ...

A rabid bat was found Tuesday on a residential road near Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum. Even if not bitten, anyone who may have had contact with the bat should get a medical evaluation ...