A bat found in Douglas County has tested positive for rabies and has been confirmed as the county’s first rabid bat since 2021.
A well-placed bat box can support local wildlife while helping reduce the number of mosquitoes buzzing around your backyard.
The Cook County Animal and Rabies Control may be reached at (708) 974-6140.
More Wyoming residents than ever will have an opportunity to view and hear multiple species of bats during seven free Summer ...
The ears of bat-eared foxes can grow up to 5.3 inches long. For an animal that stands 11.8-15.7 inches at the shoulder, that’s enormous. Bat-eared foxes use these specialized ears to locate termites, ...
Studies have demonstrated that ~60%–80% of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in humans originated from wild life. Bats are natural reservoirs of a large variety of viruses, including many important ...
Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019. If a bat has found its way ...