Janet Debelak Tyburec, of Bat Survey Solutions, measures the ears of an evening bat on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at Swift River Pecans in Lockhart, Texas. These bats eat lots of different insects in ...

Bats eat insects, a lot of them, every night. In Florida, there are 13 native bat species. It is illegal to kill bats in Florida. Just in time for Halloween, Bat Appreciation Week is coming.

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Bats are not something to be scared of – they help keep Colorado's nights insect-free. That is just one reason conservation groups like Colorado Bat Watch hope people will help ...

Inconsistent winter weather is forcing bats to wake up from hibernation earlier than they should, creating problems for the ...

“They are an indicator species which lets us know that the environment is doing well where we are,” she says. “When we have ...

On a clear September night along the San Marcos River in central Texas, a handful of people in headlamps gathered around a small, noisy creature: an evening bat. Melissa Donnelly, a science specialist ...