International Bat Week will be observed Oct. 24 to 31, 2025, including educational events and outings in Wisconsin.

Bats get a bad rap. They’re tied to Halloween decorations, vampire legends, and the occasional panicked reaction when one ...

For some reason October is our national Bat Appreciation Month, with Bat Appreciation Week at the end of the month including Halloween. Unfortunately, linking bats to Halloween reinforces the ...

Indiana lawmakers have designated an official state snack (popcorn), a state gun (Grouseland Rifle), and even an official state fossil (mastodon). But Hoosier don't have a state mammal — at least not ...

For all their benefits, the world's only flying mammals continue to be the subject of several myths. One misconception is ...

The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend's big-eared bat named ''Sir Flaps-A-Lot'' from Utah against a hoary bat fittingly named ''Hoary Potter'' from Oregon. The contest ...

When it comes to beneficial animals, it’s not easy to find one that’s more helpful than the bat. One bat can eat 1,000 to 3,000 insects in one evening, and they also feed on the moths that damage ...

Bat season is here, so don’t be shocked if the winged mammals appear in attics or if little ones learning to fly crash into picnic tables, low bushes, driveways or meet with other misfortune. “This ...

In recent months, interest in wildlife and the environment has grown rapidly– whether it’s about urban biodiversity or species most of us hardly notice. But while animals like tigers, elephants, and ...

Hibernating bats, fungal infections, warm-bodied mammals, the mass extinction of the dinosaurs – one controversial theory from 2005 connects them all. White-nose syndrome, the disease now believed to ...