The Mexican long-nosed bat has been listed as endangered since 1988, and now a new plan is in place to protect it. The Tri-City Record reported that the scheme includes safeguarding their "existing ...

With more than 1,400 species worldwide, bats are linchpins of ecosystems, serving as pest controllers, pollinators, and forest builders. When most people think of bats, images of Halloween, haunted ...

PHOENIX — The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat has been detected in Arizona through the utilization of citizen science from residents in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, Bat ...

Flowers that are pollinated by bats tend to have long stems that make them stand out from the surrounding foliage. New research published in New Phytologist reveals the evolutionary advantage that ...

Background and Aims Plant species that share pollinators are potentially subject to non-adaptive interspecific pollen transfer, resulting in reduced reproductive success. Mechanisms that increase ...

Historically, bats have been cast as terrifying night stalkers. This, however, is a misleading portrayal. “I’ve personally noticed,” says Erin Cord, community engagement manager for Bat Conservation ...

Bats are a captivating bunch, flying hundreds of miles, pinpointing prey with sonar and leading complex social lives. They’re also voracious predators of insects wreaking havoc on crops such as cotton ...

Every year on April 17, the world turns its attention to the skies at dusk to celebrate Bat Appreciation Day. This special day is not just a tribute but a call to recognise these nocturnal creatures' ...

Dracula is the stuff of fiction, and so is Batman, but Bat Week is a real thing. Running from Oct. 24 through Halloween, it celebrates the role bats play in ecosystems across the globe. BatWeek.org ...

SAN ANTONIO – Texans, and specifically San Antonians, are likely familiar with bats considering the largest bat colony in the world is located just outside the Alamo City. Of the 47 different species ...