Scott Overland, an eBay spokesman, said that the site prohibited the sale of all bats, “whether live, dead or taxidermy.” An eBay seller’s page this month. It later disappeared from the site.

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was ...

With at least 75 species, this part of the world is a gold mine for bat diversity and an excellent place to study these flying mammals. After walking for 20 minutes, the group splinters.

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades.

A surprising truth most of us don’t realize is that one out of every four mammals on this earth is a bat. Often maligned, these gentle nighttime flyers have long been the subject of Halloween horror ...

The northern long-eared bat is a wide-ranging bat species that can be found in 37 states, including across all of Tennessee. Although, its typically less common than other species found in the state.

There are nine species of bats in New York, six of which are “cave bats,” meaning they hibernate in caves and mines throughout the winter, while the three tree bat species migrate to warmer areas.

Bats are subject to all the problems of habitat loss and human encroachment that plague other species, along with some peculiar to them. White-nose disease has killed vast numbers of North ...

There are more than 1,400 species of bats worldwide, and 47 of them reside in the United States. Some states are absolutely packed with these flying mammals, while others have relatively few.