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 ...
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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 ...
Researchers prepare for white-nose syndrome’s spread
A recent New York Times article chronicled biologists’ efforts to combat white-nose syndrome as it spreads toward bats in the West. The article followed ...
Mother bats prod along their young, researchers find
Biologists studying Peters’ tent-making bats (Uroderma bilobatum) noticed a behavior that’s never been documented before. Mothers prod their young with their ...
Sixth-graders to share bat book at TWS conference
Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging ...
By listening to bats, biologists shed new light on them
When Ted Weller saw the blips that appeared on the digital map, they suggested to him something bat biologists had suspected but could never see. The black spots ...
JWM: Bats respond differently to abandoned mine gates
About 80,000 abandoned mines remain in the landscape of the Southwest. These sites can be dangerous to people that come across or enter them, but bats use these ...
Reports of rabies in Michigan bats on rise
Michigan health officials have seen a sharp increase in rabid bats. The Detroit Free Press reports that the state Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau ...
Grants create habitat for pollinators
Tagen Baker’s organic farm in California is bustling with life. It’s not just the historic acres of walnut trees on the property, or the fields of lavender, or ...