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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White nose syndrome (WNS) was discovered – the first time confirmed in the state – via samples taken from two live bats and two ...

The Iowa DNR started conducting annual summer bat surveys in part in response to the outbreak of white-nose syndrome about ten years ago. DNR wildlife diversity biologist, Stephanie Shepherd, says the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Scientists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed that white-nose syndrome, an often fatal disease of hibernating bats, has been detected in Benton ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On this Friday the 13th, spooky creatures like bats may come to mind. But, bats have had plenty to fear themselves in the past 15 years. A disease called white-nose syndrome ...

White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has decimated bat populations in the eastern U.S. and Canada, has been detected in Colorado for the first time. A female Yuma bat was found on the ground and ...

Chiroptera, commonly known as bats, is the second most diverse mammalian order. These flying mammals present 1,232 species. Colorado hosts a considerably diverse array of bat species. Eighteen species ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Little Brown Bats could be soon extinct due to White-nose Syndrome, according to the Great Smokies Mountains National Park. The bats eat half their weight in insects each day ...

North America's bats have been fighting a battle with a fungus for years leaving 90% of bats in some areas dead but until just recently, Colorado bats haven't had to fight. That's now changed.

A colony of bats near Libby Dam tested positive for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, marking the first detection of the deadly disease in western Montana. Since it was first observed in New ...

White nose syndrome (WNS) was discovered – the first time confirmed in the state – via samples taken from two live bats and two found dead in caves in Lincoln and De Baca counties, which are managed ...