Concern around declining bat population exists because bats are beneficial to our ecosystem. Bats benefit the agriculture ...

The data show that 52 percent of all bat species are at severe risk of population decline in just 15 years and more than 82 percent of all species will be impacted by climate change. The researchers ...

Too often, popular misconceptions have labeled bats as "dirty," "disease carriers," or "blood suckers," an unenviable—and unjust—reputation to be sure. In reality, the more than 1,300 bat species are ...

Around half of the 154 bat species across North America are at risk of severe population decline in the next 15 years, the report found, with nearly all of the U.S.-based species either considered ...

The backstory. Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Bees is on display right now at the James Museum in St. Petersburg, and the exhibit showcases the art of Sarah Kaisar.

Although various bat species eat different kinds of food, the vast majority consume a variety of insects such as moths, beetles, gnats, and crickets. In this respect, the bat's nocturnal behavior ...

With at least 75 species, this part of the world is a gold mine for bat diversity and an excellent place to study these flying mammals. After walking for 20 minutes, the group splinters.

As white-nose syndrome drive species declines, conflicts are ramping up between endangered bats and coastal development. Charleston's Point Hope is one example.

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades.

FLORIDA, USA — Maternity season for Florida's 13 "native and beneficial bat species" starts Wednesday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). For Floridians ...

Texas is the “battiest” state, home to 32 of the country’s 47 bat species — and in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, nowhere may prove that better than the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A recent ...