Thousands of hibernating bats are dying in caves in New York and Vermont from unknown causes, prompting an investigation by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), as well ...

Some of the most common bat species in the Northeast are on the verge of extinction. That's the grim assessment from wildlife biologist Jenny Dickson as White-Nose Syndrome continues into its fourth ...

There's a startling connection between the collapse of bat populations and a rise in infant mortality, a study published in the journal Science has revealed. The research shows that when insect-eating ...

The study compared the effect of bat die-offs from White-Nose Syndrome on pesticide use in counties that experienced bat population declines to counties that were likely unaffected. It found that when ...

The fungus that has been suspected as the cause of white-nose syndrome in bats has been positively identified, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The fungus, Geomyces ...

Researchers have found a clue in the mysterious die-off of bats that has struck the Northeast -- a new fungus that so far seems to be present only in bats and in caves where the die-off has occurred. ...

Thousands of hibernating bats have survived Minnesota winters by holing up in one of St. Cloud's oldest stormwater tunnels. Built in the 1920s, the almost ornate brick-and-mortar sewer opens to a ...

Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed ...

The mysterious deaths of millions of bats in the United States and Canada over the past several years were caused by a fungus that hitchhiked from Europe, scientists reported Monday. Experts had ...

Arizona Game and Fish officials are a few steps closer to unraveling the mystery behind the death of 69 bats under an east-side bridge even as more are found dead. Another dozen bats were found dead ...

Bats are critical for farmers, but 600,000 died at wind farms last year. Nov. 24, 2013— -- Talk about bad press. The poor bat has been featured in so many horror movies that its image ranks right ...

Scientists studying the mysterious ailment that has killed millions of bats in an epidemic that is spreading its way across North America say they have detected a tiny sliver of hope in their search ...