We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's twilight and you notice something small and dark swooping through the air. You can tell from the way it moves that it's not a bird, which ...

Thanks to centuries of folklore linking bats to vampires, these nocturnal winged creatures have long been considered spooky and something to fear. But the ones that live in our backyards are nothing ...

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Bats are not something to be scared of – they help keep Colorado's nights insect-free. That is just one reason conservation groups like Colorado Bat Watch hope people will help ...

“Quite a few people put up bat houses around here,” said Ross Winton, wildlife biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Jerome. “They put them up as roost boxes during the summer, ...

Bats have long gotten a bad rap. But lately they've begun to shed their unfair associations with Dracula and haunted houses, as more humans appreciate them for what they truly are: essential to the ...