People want to attract bats to their properties for their importance to the environment and pest control advantages. These mysterious, and somewhat feared, winged mammals are also essential ...

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Unfounded claims that bats get stuck in people’s hair, that all bats have rabies, and Hollywood’s influence (for example, the concept of blood-sucking vampires) often put bats in a negative light. The ...

Forget birdhouses — starting Wednesday, workshops at the Phoenix Bat Cave can show you how to build a bat house in your own front lawn. But if the idea of hosting bats is a little much, the Bat Cave ...

Fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion, which is why state wildlife officials want to remind people how they can help conserve the state's nine native species. Fall and spring are the perfect times to ...

Bats are amazing creatures that zip through the night skies on a mission: To hunt and devour insects. “Most bats are insectivores and feed on large numbers of insects and agricultural pests,” says ...

Bats are all around, but due to their nocturnal nature, Baton Rouge residents do not see them often. Misconceptions about the flying mammals abound, despite their significance to ecological systems.