Bats are incredible creatures! They eat bugs, disperse seeds, and help pollinate plants. That's why it's important to protect them, by building them their own home called a bat box! Grab an adult to ...

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“Quite a few people put up bat houses around here,” said Ross Winton, wildlife biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Jerome. “They put them up as roost boxes during the summer, ...

At center, Molly Brown of Cornell Cooperative Extension teaches third-grade students in Mary Plumb’s class at Fenner Elementary School in Falconer how to build a bat box. Along with making the boxes, ...

Help create valuable bat habitat and learn more about local bats at a hands-on bat box building program at the Coos Bay Public Library, Saturday, December 16. South Slough Reserve Education Staff will ...

URBANA, Ill. – Bat box designs vary widely, but many commercial varieties remain untested and risk cooking the animals they’re designed to shelter. Often small and painted dark colors, these boxes may ...

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.

LENOX, Mass. -- Children built bat boxes and learned some natural history Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Participants learned about the best places to locate a bat box, and what ...

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 ...

Eric Gallant, a township resident who is a member of Boy Scout Troop 54 in Phillipsburg, recently completed his Eagle Scout Project. The 14-years-old freshman at Phillipsburg High School project was ...

(WHTM)– Contrary to their scary Halloween reputation bats are really our friends. Students with Reach Cyber Charter School in Harrisburg built them new homes. They met with guests from the ...

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?