The decision by British American Tobacco (BAT) to stop producing cigarettes in South Africa due to rampant illicit cigarette ...

We know that diseases can occasionally jump from species to species, including from other species to humans, but scientists have found why diseases from bats are more deadly to humans than any other.

Bats have long been associated with Halloween, but at many U.S. domestic and overseas military installations they’re more than just a symbol of the season. They’re permanent residents that need ...

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

Action News Jax reports that a bat infestation temporarily relocated students at St. Marys Elementary School to College of ...

Four of the nine species of Adirondack bats belong to the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. The little brown bat is the most abundant of the four, and is the common bat of the region. During the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A deceased bat found in Louisville tested positive for rabies. The bat was found outside a home in Okolona, in the 40219 zip code, according to a news release Friday from the ...

Orange County health officials have issued a warning to residents after a bat found on a sidewalk tested positive for rabies last week. "A bat found on the sidewalk of the west side of the 500 block ...

This is the largest of all Adirondack bats. The soft, silky fur is long, longest on the neck where it forms a ruff. In color, the fur is dark mahogany to yellowish brown. The short, rounded ears are ...