Editor's note: Additional advice on how to handle a bat encounter has been added to this story. I was comforted to hear that I wasn't the only one who'd been awakened in the dead of night by a bat ...

The non-profit Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford is home to about 400 rescue bats. One of them, an Indian Flying Fox bat named Statler, is getting a lot of attention for his "flying" videos. "He can ...

Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service's (WIRES) Storm Stanford told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC ...

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

Wondering if you may have a bat infestation in your attic? These are the signs to look for -- and methods for getting them ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Australia responded to a hotel where a bat apparently attempted to take a drink from the swimming pool and became trapped in the water. Kate CJ Murphy, president of ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...

It’s the time of year when people start seeing more bats, when more bats get into their houses, when more bats are submitted for rabies testing. It’s a new generation of bats, testing their wings.