The floors of many caves are covered in ‘guano’ – accumulated bat excrement (poop and pee). But peeing when you are hanging upside down would be a messy business.

Based on the strong odors and piles of guano, a colony of an estimated 500-1,000 chiropterans are roosting in the dark spaces of AHS, said Jimmy King, director of support services. In recent weeks ...

District officials acknowledged that bats have had a presence at AHS for the past several years — with “one or two here or there” spotted in the building — but recently discovered an infestation as ...

Published in the Journal of Environmental Management, a recent study conducted on bat species native to Germany revealed that human patterns have inspired an alarming change in their behavior. In ...