Contrary to popular belief, few parasites and diseases of insectivorous bats (those bats that eat only insects) pose any threat to human health. When bats inhabit a building, they pose little threat ...

For the first time, bats that breed in coastal caves have been observed migrating across the country to spend the winter in ...

“The bats up here are insectivorous,” Chambers said. “These bats will help control insect populations, and you might think of that as helping out with control of diseases like West Nile virus, so that ...

In the longer lethargy stage, the bats can be found on the ground, unable to fly. Death finally occurs when the virus damages vital parts of the brain. The pattern of rabies in insectivorous bats is ...

Townsend’s big-eared bat is a medium-sized insectivorous bat with very large ears, which measure about half its body length and are connected at the base. There are two prominent lumps on either side ...

“The common noctule … is a wide-ranging European insectivorous bat,” the study says. Female noctule bats migrate up to about 1,000 miles each spring to roost. Researchers used a tiny ...

I am currently working on a PhD on agricultural management and the conservation of insectivorous bat biodiversity in Southern Thailand: a comparison of land-sparing and land-sharing strategies. My ...