You may be asking yourself if the Austin area bats are okay during freezing temperatures. When cold weather hits in late October to mid-November, the Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to Mexico, ...

Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of a number of zoonotic diseases — illnesses that can spread between humans and animals. “Bats are thought to be the original hosts ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Thousands of Mexican Free-tail bats died all across Texas during last month's winter storm. Many were reported dead or injured underneath Texas bridges and overpasses. Our ...

THAT ENDS WITH QUITE THE SHOW. HELLO, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO THE BAT TALK TONIGHT. IT’S AN EXPERIENCE UNIQUE TO YOLO COUNTY. LET’S GET INTO LEARNING MORE ABOUT BATS. IT STARTS WITH A PRESENTATION ...

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Austin-based biologist and conservationist Merlin Tuttle helped Austin embrace its Mexican free-tailed bat colony. Catch up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Freetailed bats fly around Houston, Texas, with the skyline in the background. (Getty Images) Spooky season means seeing more bats ...

Days after the winter storm hit San Antonio, casualties of the historic event lay splayed on roadways beneath bridges and highway overpasses. What looked like small piles of dirt on the pavement were ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

Deep in the heart of Texas, deep inside a cave, millions and millions of Mexican free-tailed bats roost together. One square foot of the cave's ceiling can contain more than 500 of them. When it comes ...