The fur of the Indiana bat is a dull grayish brown on the upper part of the body, and only slightly paler below. The texture of the fur is fine and fluffy, and each dorsal hair is tricolored: blackish ...

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on ...

I’ve always had a thing for bats. Flying mammals that use sonar to hunt, how cool is that? So I was stoked to learn that Indiana is home to an endangered species named after the Hoosier state.

The little brown bat is an exception because it resembles both Keen's myotis (M. septentrionalis) and the Indiana bat (M. sodalis). The little brown bat has long hairs on each hind foot which extend ...

Six species have the disease, one of which had been declared endangered long before white-nose syndrome: the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). Three others are at very high risk, including the gray ...

Tim Divoll, a former Acadia researcher now doing bat work at Indiana State University’s Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation, said this behavior might actually help bats avoid infection ...

In a precedent setting decision, a federal court judge has issued a comprehensive ruling that an industrial wind energy farm in Greenbrier County, WV would kill and injure endangered Indiana bats in ...

Indiana’s most common bat is now on the endangered species list. No registration is required for this program, which will be in the park’s Briar Patch Shelter, which is along the southern ...

The cost of bat removal ranges from $200 to more than $8,000, depending on the severity of the infestation. Bat removal is more expensive than standard pest control. Bats are a vector of the ...

The upcoming college football season is an important one in Bloomington as Curt Cignetti begins his rebuild of the Indiana football program. Cignetti, who turned James Madison into a nationally ...

Every fall, Indiana bats gather in swarms at chosen hibernating spots to mate, swooping in and out of caves from dusk till dawn. Some humans might find this a frightening sight, but in fact bats are ...