Fall is in the air — and so are bats. This is the time of year when Idaho’s only flying mammals migrate to warmer climates or to suitable roosts for hibernation. Sometimes during this migration, they ...

1. Almost every national park is home to some kind of bat. According to the National Park Service, bats live in nearly every national park, from the Alaskan interior to the tropical forests of Samoa ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Bat enthusiasts around the world celebrated International Bat Appreciation Day on Wednesday. The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal Trust pitched in with some “Bat-tastic fun ...

With over 1000 living species, bats are actually one of the largest groups of mammals (besides rodents) and make up 20% of known mammal species. They range in size from the less-than-one-ounce ...

The bat’s association with Halloween, and things creepy and scary, is an ancient one that predates even the modern concept of Halloween. It dates back thousands of years to the Celtic festival of ...

Bats are worth their weight in gold, so to speak. Overall, bats prevent $3.7 billion a year in crop damage and pesticide use in the U.S., according to Bat Conservation International, a group dedicated ...

Trivia about nature’s nocturnal flying mammals provided by the Lake County Forest Preserves, The Nature Conservancy and the Bat Conservation Trust: At birth, a young bat weights 25 percent of its ...

In recent months, interest in wildlife and the environment has grown rapidly– whether it’s about urban biodiversity or species most of us hardly notice. But while animals like tigers, elephants, and ...

The Dori Monson Show is on KIRO Newsradio (weekdays Noon-3). Last week, an employee of the Washington State Ferries suffered a bite by a bat on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route. The incident ...