LOWELL, Mich. — A local Boy Scout is using his Eagle Scout project for Lowell Troop 102 to help save the bats in West Michigan. Sam Konyndyk planned and built eight bat boxes, which are man-made ...

Study author Ruvinda de Mel said: "Roosting bats may face lethally high body temperatures during extremely hot days. "And bat boxes are often designed to retain heat to keep bats cozy, which could ...

Staying cool during heatwaves 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.

Bats are to receive star treatment at next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with a show garden demonstrating how easy it is to grow plants that support these night-loving mammals.Designed by Melanie ...

On night walks through Highgate Wood, Cindy Blaney shares the whirling wonder of the often-maligned mammals with the humans ...

SURRY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Dominion Energy is going batty. It’s all part of an effort to live in harmony with nature by installing bat boxes in the company’s service areas to protect bats. “That’s one ...

“They are an indicator species which lets us know that the environment is doing well where we are,” she says. “When we have ...

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 ...

Pecan orchard Swift River Pecans collaborates with nonprofit Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation, emphasizing the symbiotic ...

Bat boxes are potential death traps for the winged mammals during heatwaves, new research warns. They can overheat and die in bat boxes during extreme hot weather, say scientists. They explained that ...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Bat boxes, ...