Following a week of tiny teeth-clenching competition, an Oregon bat has been named the winner of the 2024 Bat Beauty Contest.

A sinister fungus is spreading through California's bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season ...

If you’re unfamiliar, the Bat Beauty Contest is an annual online competition run by the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ...

Researchers have studied the skin microbiomes of bats to identify bacteria that can fight a bat fungal infection called white ...

A fungal disease killing millions of bats across North America has been connected to higher infant mortality rates in ...

The NPS has tips people should take if they come across areas where bats are found. The disease -- so named for the white ...

California is home to at least 25 different species, and even has a state bat, the pallid bat. The disease — so named for the ...

An invasive fungus that has killed millions of bats may be present in San Diego County, the California Department of Fish and ...

MEDFORD, Ore.- You’ve probably seen a lot of fake bats for Halloween, but when was the last time you thought about the real ...

These photos are then posted to Instagram and Facebook, and the public is asked to vote for the cutest bat of them all. While this year’s contestants are certainly adorably fuzzy, it’s not ...

the pallid bat. The disease — so named for the white fuzzy fungal growth that appears on the faces of infected bats — affects hibernating bats. It then often causes them to end their winter ...