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 beetles, ...

Bats get a bad rap. Thanks to the likes of Bram Stoker and visions of vampiric, blood thirsty creatures, the only mammals that can truly fly are unduly denoted as fearsome, sometimes creepy creatures.

Brad Westrich is realizing his childhood dream as he works with bats in Indiana. Growing up in New Mexico and visiting nearby Carlsbad Caverns as a child, Westrich always was fascinated by bats and ...

A tiny female bat weighing no more than 10 paper clips has completed the longest-known migration of her species in a single season, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The Indiana bat, a ...

The tiny wings of the endangered Indiana bat seem to be taking the creature on longer journeys. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently documented the longest known, single-season migration of the ...

On a hot (and buggy) July afternoon, Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologist Alyssa Bennett and summer intern Emily Paribello are traipsing through the woods. They’re each holding up big radio antennas, ...

Every gift will be doubled and send two days of emergency heat to a home in need. Will you chip in? Indiana bats hibernate in a cave in southwestern Vermont. Photo courtesy of Vermont Fish and ...

VINCENNES, Ind. — County employees in a southwestern Indiana county are ducking for cover these days amid a bat infestation that periodically sends the flying mammals fluttering through their offices.

Despite their name, Indiana bats are found in more than 20 states. The species was first found in southern Indiana’s Wyandotte Caves where they live in close, social groups. During the winter, up to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana bat, a state and federally endangered species, spends the winter hibernating in caves. But, over time, one of its favorite springtime hangouts has increasingly become ...