Texas lawmakers heard testimony on a bill that would provide new protections for bats. SB 1285, filed by Austin Democrat Sarah Eckhardt, would restrict how and when bats can be removed from buildings.

The nocturnal night dwellers are actually among the very best wildlife you can attract to your garden, say experts.

Some Major League Baseball players are changing up the type of bat they use in favor of ones that feature the thickest part ...

The long-running war between a flying fox colony and Charters Towers Regional Council will boil over into another loud ...

The downside of the spring warmup — the emergence of biting mosquitoes and other flying pests — would be much worse without ...

A fan grabbed the ball out of Mike Trout’s glove after the Los Angeles Angels star reached into the right field stands ...

The team captured two Furipterus horrens — a type of “thumbless bat” — marking the first time the species has ever been recorded in the Ecuadorian Andes or found outside the Amazon rainforest, ...

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. – A bat recently discovered in a Webster Groves home has tested positive for rabies. The St. Louis County Department of Public Health reports the bat was collected from the home on ...

The Malayan flying fox has many names, including the greater flying fox, kalong, and large fruit bat. Its most accurate name ...

These bats are beneficial to the state, helping with insect control and pollination. Bats pollinate through their elongated ...