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 ...

From habitat loss to disease, bat species across Canada are facing multiple threats. As cities expand, the large old trees that bats call home are being cleared and bats are losing their roosts. In ...

Looking for a simple, outdoorsy fall project that could help save threatened bats from dying out? Then it’s time to put up a bat box. If you put it up now, bats will have a chance to scout it out — ...

Ever thought about buying or building a bat box to help bats? Think carefully about the design and where you put it, researchers say. Ever thought about buying or building a bat box to help bats?

Birds aren't the only wildlife that could use some shelter from the elements in people's yards. Bats need some housing, too, during the summer and certainly before winter comes around again. "A thread ...

Both programs offer roost boxes to homeowners performing bat exclusions, as well as to individuals interested in attracting bats to their yards. For each roost box, we noted when the boxes were ...

SCRANTON – Every little bit helps. Bat boxes erected this month in seven city parks will give bats a roost to raise their young. Helping bats rear offspring is important because most hibernating bats ...

Artificial roosts for bats, also known as "bat boxes", can reach deadly temperatures during heatwaves, a study has found. Climate change-driven heatwave rises may make historically safe roosts ...

URBANA, Ill. - Ever thought about buying or building a bat box to help bats? Think carefully about the design and where you put it, University of Illinois researchers say. Here's why: Bats and their ...