Daily Hampshire Gazette

Guest columnist Gene Stamell: Making stray bat feel at home? Um, no

This small brown bat was photographed flying during the day in 2017 at Carondelet Park in St. Louis. Credit: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren/via Wikimedia No doubt, some of you Pioneer Valley folks ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Fungal disease kills 9 of 10 of these bats found in Pa., but it’s not the only threat

Dusk had settled and all but a few drops of rain seemed to be staying away as one big brown bat after another was gently pulled from pet carriers. Held aloft by volunteers gently cradling the world’s ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Scientists discover 1,500th species of bat

Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity and conservation.She had suspected the small creature, caught during an ...
Berkshire Eagle

The brown bat community remains small, despite a population rebound. Here are a few ways to make your backyard bat-friendly

I often used to see little brown bats swooping over my yard. Known scientifically as Myositis lucifugus, this animal is well named, for “lucifugus” is Latin for “shunning daylight,” which is ...