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Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with...

Health Jul 01

Why rising interactions between bats and humans pose major global health risks

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

Science Nov 29

Northern Myotis Bat on wood, Northern Long-eared Bat
U.S. bat species devastated by white-nose syndrome now listed as endangered

The species is among a dozen U.S. bats suffering from white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that causes bats to emerge early during hibernation, sometimes burn up winter fat reserves and starve.

By John Flesher, Associated Press

Science Mar 03

Northwest scientists scramble to keep deadly bat syndrome at bay

Wildlife biologists tackle the big mystery as to how white-nose bat syndrome landed in Washington state.

By Michael Werner, OPB/EarthFix

Science Apr 01

Officials confirmed this brown bat found in King County, Washington, contracted white-nose-syndrome. Photo by Progressive Animal Welfare Society
White nose syndrome strikes bats west of the Rockies for first time

White nose syndrome, a devastating bat disease, has now been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest.

By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix

Science Nov 16

Bats flip like Tony Hawk to land upside down

A new study uses high-speed video and computer graphics uncover how bats make acrobatic flips and land upside down.

By Nsikan Akpan

Nov 29

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As Wind Power Expands, So Do Threats to Bat Population

Ed Jahn of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the deadly effect wind power turbines can have on migratory bats in the Pacific Northwest.

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