Staying cool during heat waves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could be even more extreme for nocturnal creatures that are unable to move to cooler locations while slumbering.

With shovels and power drills in hand, about a dozen volunteers at the Brookside Preserve in Freeport on Saturday worked to address a persistent pest problem by inviting a natural predator: bats. In ...

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 ...

Both programs offer roost boxes to homeowners performing bat exclusions, as well as to individuals interested in attracting bats to their yards. For each roost box, we noted when the boxes were ...

Children from Year 2 at St Bernard’s Lower Primary School who together with their parents they designed and built a swift box ...

Michigan residents are being asked to help researchers identify where bats spend their summers as part of a statewide conservation effort now entering its second year. The Michigan Bat Roost ...

Most people spot a bat swooping through the evening sky and instinctively step back inside. The reputation bats carry – ...

From tree cavities and trunks to bridges and barns, bats are settling into a variety of summer roosts across Michigan. Just ...