Wisconsin had over 15,000 bats counted by community scientists, offering hope for populations affected by white-nose syndrome.

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Wisconsin’s bats are seeing a slight resurgence after White-Nose Syndrome depleted populations across the country. The Wisconsin DNR found that bat populations in caves had begun to increase after ...

In 2018, a study out of UW-Madison that analyzed bat poop found that little brown bats in Wisconsin were eating 17 different types of mosquitoes, including nine that carry West Nile virus.

Bat eat enough insects to save more than $1 billion dollars per year on crop damage, making them vitally important in Wisconsin. In fact, they can eat more than 1,000 insects in an hour. Paul ...

Four hibernating bats in Wisconsin are affected by white-nose, including little brown, big brown, tricolor and Northern long-eared. “We mainly have little brown and big brown bats in Manitowoc ...

According to the Wisconsin DNR, three of the largest hibernicula in the state hold about 95% of the hibernating bat populations in Wisconsin. ...

Bat surveying team from Virginia Tech at work in one of Wisconsin's 250 hibernation sites. Bats are in trouble. This week, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposed shifting one species, the ...

As Wisconsin’s cave bats return to their summer roosts in bat houses, outbuildings, and barns throughout the dairy state, officials with the DNR are calling on residents to ...

Cave bat populations in Wisconsin have been in rapid decline since 2014 due to a devastating fungal disease, the DNR said.

Bats' biggest boon to humans may be in their diet. A single bat can eat thousands of insects per night, ridding the air of mosquitoes and other pests.

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