Richard Stark, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, examines a tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) near the entrance of the cave. Photograph by Geoffrey Giller

“The Destroyer” is decimating bat populations across North America. But scientists are finding rays of hope.

Mesoamerican mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus)

Bat Odds

10.31.2017

We’ve feared and maligned them for centuries, but it’s the bats that really have something to be afraid of.

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Glimmers in the Dark

Bat Odds

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