With the arrival of March, spring is just around the corner, flowers begin to bloom, and the sun shines a bit longer and ...

My friends might say that I may sometimes have batty ideas. Just now, however, I do have my mind on bats, real ones that occur in Southeast Alaska. There are now six species of bat known to be ...

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity and conservation.She had suspected the small creature, caught during an ...

A disease that has devastated North American bat populations for nearly 20 years has been confirmed in Idaho bats for the first time, Idaho Fish and Game said in a news release this month. Officials ...

A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) at the Oregon Caves National Monument, shown here in a provided photo from 2025. Emma Busk / BLM White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that grows on hibernating ...

With its streamlined body, acrobatic maneuvers and rapid wingbeats, Shari Miller thought she was seeing a tree swallow wheel through the air as she walked along the Snake River near the town of Asotin ...