‘U’ Scientists, Students Create ‘Bat Houses’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — University of Minnesota scientists and design students are teaming up to make bat houses they hope can help raise awareness about the deadly disease that is wiping them out. Design...
View ArticleBats, comics and super heroes coming to Mt. Pleasant
It’s possible there will be more than one bat and more than one Batman at Veterans Memorial Library Saturday for free comic book day and a presentation, “The Superpower of Bats.” Limited to 75 people,...
View ArticleBats wow audience at Mt. Pleasant library
Andrew Telfer thought a big brown bat looked more like a miniature dog with wings when he saw one at Veterans Memorial Library Saturday. Dressed as the Flash for free comic book day at the library,...
View ArticleHumans Shouldn’t Be So Scared of Bats
Bats, too often, get a bum rap. They’re the bloodsucking supernatural villains of Bram Stoker fame. They’re the familiar figure of speech to imply insanity(acting batty, bats in your belfry, batshit...
View ArticleDisease leaves just 2 Wisconsin bat hibernation sites untouched
A survey of 60 bat hibernation sites in Wisconsin this year found some where entire populations of the insect-eating mammals had been wiped out and just two that remained untouched by a deadly fungus,...
View ArticleSaving bats from wind turbines is easy
Renewable energy like wind power is touted as a great way to reduce our impact on the environment. Tech companies like Google and Tesla, along with cities like San Francisco, understand the need to go...
View ArticleWhite-nose syndrome killing bats at alarming rate
MADISON (WKOW) — They’re the species that come with several myths, but bats actually help us in more ways than you think. However, scientists are worried after they’ve seen an unprecedented drop in the...
View ArticleLike Bats Out of Heaven (San Antonio, TX)
It’s a matter of magnitude, baby. You know that there are approximately two million bats under Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge, right? That’s why so many people gather nearby, both locals and tourists...
View ArticleWhite-Nose Syndrome Stalks Wisconsin, U.P. Bat Population
White-nose Syndrome has raced across the eastern U.S. and Canada , killing more than 7 million bats and is following the same pattern in Wisconsin. DNR mammal ecologist Paul White says the fungus that...
View ArticleDon’t miss our Bat Chat this Friday!
You know what would make this Friday, May 19th, the best? A Bat Chat with our favorite bat folks, The Organization for Bat Conservation! Tune in May 19th at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT when we go live with OBC...
View Article’Tis the season for the First State’s bats
Forget everything you know or think you know about bats, especially those in Delaware. “They’re misunderstood because people think of them as kind of evil and scary,” said DNREC wildlife biologist...
View ArticleCatawba Science Center welcomes bat expert
HICKORY – Creatures of the night paid Hickory a visit Saturday when the Catawba Science Center hosted the executive director and co-founder of Michigan’s Organization for Bat Conservation. Rob Mies...
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What does a Successful Bat Exclusion Look Like?
This month, we have a video message from Dave Kugler, owner of Critter Catchers, Inc. Many folks have asked what a humane exclusion looks like and entails. If you’re one of those folks, you’re in...
View ArticleBat Zone bids farewell to Cranbrook
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Organization for Bat Conservation, which has been housed in the Cranbrook Institute of Science for 15 years, is about to take flight for a new home. The Bat Zone will be...
View ArticleFriends help female vampire bats cope with loss
Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom and share regurgitated meals of blood. They also form friendships with less closely related bats. Gerry...
View ArticleTHE SECRET TO GOOD QUALITY TEQUILA? BATS!
Regardless of your feelings about bats, you owe them a thank you. Without bats, there would be no tequila. Just as you fuel your night on the agave spirit, bats fuel their night on agave nectar. The...
View ArticleScientists fight for Tennessee’s dwindling bat population
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (WKRN) – Tennessee’s bat population has been threatened by a fungus which has led to the disease called White Nose Syndrome. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency,...
View Article4-H group gets bats taken off of dangerous species list
SHELLSBURG, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – Although bats are often depicted in books and movies as a threat, one group is wanting to change that. Benton County 4-H wants people to realize that bats aren’t scary and...
View ArticleNathusius and Soprano bats are attracted to green light
Some migratory bats are attracted to artificial green light which may interfere with their flight paths, according to a study published May 31, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Christian...
View ArticleWNS confirmed in Alabama bat species for first time
The dreaded white-nose syndrome, which has devastated populations of several species of bats in the United States and Canada, has been confirmed for the first time in a species called the southeastern...
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