Tag: Indiana bats

May 5, 2022

Can boxes help fight white-nose syndrome?

Conservationists coping with the spread of the deadly white-nose syndrome are finding innovative solutions by thinking inside the box. Wooden bat boxes work as artificial roosts for bats in areas...

December 6, 2021

Forest management doesn’t stop Indiana bats from foraging

Imperiled bats in Indiana face plenty of challenges, but for two listed species, low-impact logging doesn’t seem to be one of them. While previous research had shown that federally endangered...

March 19, 2021

Genes let some bats survive white-nose syndrome

Little brown bats that survive the deadly white-nose syndrome have different genes than those that have died from it, researchers found, suggesting an evolutionary path for bats to survive a...

October 5, 2020

Watch: Tracking Indiana bats to their summer grounds

Where do Indiana bats migrate in the spring? Not much has been known about their migration behaviors, and most of that has been gathered from recovering bands. To find out...

April 1, 2016

Male Indiana bats’ roost preferences revealed

Federally endangered Indiana bats need to find the best trees to roost in during the fall in order to maximize their weight gain and survive winter hibernation. In a recent...