People can help bats that survive white-nose syndrome this winter by building a bat house where they can raise their young during summer months. Stacy Schumacher of Madison builds a bat house.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- An endangered species' home in Pettibone Park is in jeopardy, and local agencies are stepping up to help. Rising Mississippi levels threaten the habitat of the little brown bats ...

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DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (WLOX) - Boy Scouts of America Troop 210 is making a difference in the insect population in Diamondhead. Over the weekend, Life Scout Brody Coats led his peers to build four bat ...

Unfounded claims that bats get stuck in people’s hair, that all bats have rabies, and Hollywood’s influence (for example, the concept of blood-sucking vampires) often put bats in a negative light. The ...

Bats are all around, but due to their nocturnal nature, Baton Rouge residents do not see them often. Misconceptions about the flying mammals abound, despite their significance to ecological systems.

RICKY Gervais has been forced to make a home for bats at his riverside mansion after they were found using his loft as a ...