Leading bat scientists went to Congress in June to describe the grave threat of White-nose Syndrome to bats across North America. They told two congressional subcommittees that urgent federal action is essential to stop this disease before it is too late. “Never in my wildest imagination had I dreamed of anything that could pose this serious a threat to America’s bats,” Bat...more

Indonesia is home to one of the most diverse collections of bats in the world, with approximately 175 species. Yet this phenomenal resource has been scarcely studied, and little is known about the conservation status of most species. This is especially true of Kalimantan, a region that sprawls across most of Indonesian Borneo. Angela Benton-Browne of the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project in Indonesia and...more

The biological sonar system called echolocation is a remarkable skill that lets bats navigate and hunt at high speeds in total darkness by emitting high-frequency sounds and analyzing the echoes that come bouncing back. Now, scientists conclude that bats can actually identify other individuals based on a single echolocation call, the BBC reports....more