Houston is a great place for backyard bat boxes and now is a good time to install one, a regional bat expert tells Axios. Why ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Despite bats' unpopularity with some people, a Michigan scout has stepped up to protect these essential creatures by providing them with safe roosting spots. Sam Konyndyk, a ...

(WHTM)– Contrary to their scary Halloween reputation bats are really our friends. Students with Reach Cyber Charter School in Harrisburg built them new homes. They met with guests from the ...

LOWELL, Mich. — A local Boy Scout is using his Eagle Scout project for Lowell Troop 102 to help save the bats in West Michigan. Sam Konyndyk planned and built eight bat boxes, which are man-made ...

URBANA, Ill. — Imagine moving into a new house just to discover it has no insulation. That’s what life can be like for a bat box resident. Bat boxes, a kind of artificial roost, are a simple and ...

Artificial roosts for bats — or “bat boxes” – are a popular way to conserve native species when their natural habitat has been depleted. They are often used in urban areas to provide shelter where ...

Florida’s bonneted bats are one of the rarest bats in the U.S. Sadly, they are in danger of extinction, with only around 1,000 or fewer individuals remaining. They live only within a restricted range ...

For his senior project, Hazleton Area student Zane Williams gave the Pennsylvania Game Commission a hand banding Canada geese over the summer. For his Eagle Scout project, Williams switched to bats.

Florida bonneted bats are critically rare, with fewer than 1,000 individuals living only in southern Florida. Habitat loss and competition for tree cavities are forcing bats into human homes, ...