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A new study revealed an interesting correlation between common habitats for bats and ideal locations for wind turbines, per an article from Renewable Energy Magazine. According to the findings ...
Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...
Bat Facts This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology ...
Lighting Round -- Bat Facts!! Q: When do bats usually come out? “Night time! They are nocturnal creatures galore, so you’re not going to see them in daytime -- nighttime only.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent out a new conservation plan to protect endangered bat species from habitat loss as a result of routine development projects.
Today, bat habitat is at a premium. North America’s 154 species are facing extreme population declines due to habitat loss, climate change and even wind turbines. Of those 154 species, 47 hibernate ...
Of Michigan’s nine bat species, five are listed as either threatened or endangered, due to factors like habitat loss and white nose syndrome. There are nine species of bats in Michigan.
Park staff have confirmed the presence of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in three bats at Rocky Mountain National Park; two bats on the west side and one bat on the east side of the park.
Less than a week after bats separately tested positive for rabies in Burlington and Northfield, Vermont state biologists are ...
Park officials at Rock Mountain National Park have confirmed the first case of White Nose Syndrome in a bat in Grand County, ...
Rocky Mountain National Park staff have confirmed the presence of white-nose syndrome in three bats; two located on the west ...