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 ...

In the forests of upstate New York, little brown bats hang upside down in caves, sometimes for decades. One of them was once found to be more than 30 years old. That’s the bat equivalent of 180 human ...

A disease that has devastated North American bat populations for nearly 20 years has been confirmed in Idaho bats for the ...

Historically, bats have been cast as terrifying night stalkers. This, however, is a misleading portrayal. “I’ve personally noticed,” says Erin Cord, community engagement manager for Bat Conservation ...

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 ...

A new generation of baby bats is taking flight in our region, leading to a spike in calls from homeowners wondering what to do with little bats clinging to walls, plopped on building ledges and ...

Inside the gaping mouth of Mammoth Cave, hibernating bats sleep in permanent twilight, each huddled in its own limestone crevice. Every fall, these big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) squeeze their ...