By Carolyn Cowan Furry, feisty, and often on the wing, bats are tricky to observe, let alone to protect. Some species ...

All of New York’s bat species are insectivores, chowing down on pests that ravage crops. The nocturnal predators also limit ...

Scientists have captured a rare hunting behaviour in rats for the first time. The rodents were filmed catching and eating ...

Bats can get a bad reputation, especially around Halloween when their imagery is used to spook and scare, but Westrich and ...

After 55 years missing from the Karakum Desert, it was suspected that the Turkestan long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus) had ...

Oregon’s bat populations could soon face a serious threat after the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome was detected in ...

As Halloween decorations featuring bats pop up, the DEC is using the seasonal spotlight to raise awareness about real bats — ...

Several bats glow bright green under ultraviolet light. The glow could reveal clues about evolution in these mysterious night creatures.

Bats aren’t just flying creatures of the night. See how the Mexican free-tailed bat and others can also walk and explore on ...

DES MOINES -- State natural resources officials are closing state-owned caves that bats use for hibernation to help slow a disease known as white-nose syndrome that is killing bats across the eastern ...

As Bat Week kicks off across North America, state officials are reminding New Yorkers to stay out of caves and mines this fall and winter to help protect the state’s vulnerable bat populations. The ...