Inside the gaping mouth of Mammoth Cave, hibernating bats sleep in permanent twilight, each huddled in its own limestone crevice. Every fall, these big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) squeeze their ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa man who beat a puppy to death with a baseball bat didn’t commit animal torture, an appeals court ruled Wednesday, in a decision denounced by an animal rights group.

A fungus responsible for killing millions of bats across North America has been confirmed in Arizona for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday. Samples collected from a cave ...

It was found in guano near Astoria. Wildlife officials say people should take precautions so they don’t spread the fungus to new areas. Bats roost in a cave in Dorset, Vt., on May 2, 2023. A fungus ...

Two nonprofits have announced they'll put $100,000 toward fighting a fungus that is wiping out several species of cave bats. Bat Conservation International and the Tennessee Chapter of The Nature ...

The bat, visible by the light of her headlamp, lets out a stream of tiny, infuriated shrieks, baring its sharp white teeth in protest. Slack gently loosens the bat’s claws from the rock and slips the ...