UK county puts on red light for bats
An English county is pioneering the use of street lighting intended to reduce impacts on bats. The Worcestershire County Council has installed red LED lights along ...
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Bats bounce echolocation signals off leaves like mirrors
Bats can bounce echolocation signals off leaves — using them like mirrors — to detect stationary insects to prey on. “It’s a pretty neat and pretty cool ...
Monitoring program studies bats’ disappearance
Bats are hard to find. They’re small (some weigh less than three pennies), they fly by night and hide during the day, but perhaps the most challenging part is ...
Local news station highlights TWS bat biologists
TWS members and bat biologists Kristi Confortin and Katherine Etchison were recently spotlighted in the local television news in Raleigh, North Carolina for their ...
Alabama TWS chapter to host bats and forest workshop
The Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, along with the Alabama Bat Working Group, will host a bats and forest workshop on September 10 at Cleburne Mountain ...
Bacteria treatment helps bats survive white-nose syndrome
White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations across much of North America, but researchers have found that applying probiotic bacteria can reduce the ...
Fungus that causes WNS detected for first time in California
The fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected for the first time in California, although officials say they have seen no ...
Vaccination may help protect bats from deadly disease
A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international fight against one of the most ...
White-nose syndrome driving Minnesota’s bats to extinction
White-nose syndrome has greatly affected hibernating bats in just four years in Minnesota. According to the state’s Department of Natural Resources, the disease ...
Student Presentation: Using acoustics to deter bats from wind turbines
Prey species such as tiger moths (Arctia caja) often use acoustics to deter approaching bats. But can people do the same thing? Sara Weaver, a doctoral candidate at ...