Tag: Bats

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 of Laboratories has identified...

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 the heirloom...

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will hold a practical workshop on acoustic monitoring of bats June 21 to 24 at James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve in California. This...

When it comes to wild plant production, vertebrates matter, too. A new global literature review indicates that vertebrates pollinate a big chunk of temperate and tropical wild plants, and it...

Bats seem to follow the leader to look for food sources, sometimes even when the leader is from a different species. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers found...

Climate and land use changes are altering bat migration in Texas, researchers found. Studying the world’s largest migrant bat colony, they discovered that the bats are returning sooner after winter...

Predators aren’t usually humans’ best friends. Their tendencies to consume livestock, pets and us have a lot to do with that. But do they deserve their bad rap? An international...

Looking back at the evolution of bats, researchers found that omnivorous species — which consume both plants and animal products — produce more species over time than bats that are...

The fungus that causes deadly white-nose syndrome in bats can’t repair damage from ultraviolet light, prompting researchers to consider using it as a tool to fight the fungus. “Generally, the...

At the 2017 Midwest Bat Working Group meeting this spring, Indiana Chapter of The Wildlife Society member and Chapter Past-President (1993) Scott Johnson was awarded The Dave Redell Lifetime Achievement...