bats

Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades due to climate change, habitat loss and a nasty fungal disease. But one species has been making a major comeback in Tennessee: the gray bat.

As Kentucky warms into the summer season, a variety of critters and wildlife will be coming out more and more to enjoy the wonders of the outside world. But for local bat populations, some of the trees they would normally roost in were shredded by December tornadoes.

Bats have a bit of an image problem. You probably saw some Halloween decorations this week featuring flying, fanged creatures of the night. But…

Owners of a one-time silica mine in southern Illinois are donating the property to a Michigan-based group that works to help the endangered Indiana bat.…

This is a story about a virus that infects a fungus.The fungus causes white-nose syndrome — a disease that’s affecting bats in 29 states, including…

Since its discovery in a population of bats in a New York cave in 2007, white nose syndrome has become one of the gravest threats to American and Canadian…

A study out of Southern Illinois University Carbondale suggests that bats save farmers across the globe from the loss of $1 billion a year in crop…

"The reason bats are important is because they're the night shift on insect patrol," says energy journalist Nancy Grant. She recently wrote an article for…

A local Girl Scouts Troop is hoping to make a difference when it comes to protect one of Murray's more vulnerable nocturnal residents -- the bats. Kate…

A disease that has already ravaged parts of the North American bat population has been discovered in another southern Kentucky cave. Researchers found…