A Boy Scout’s Eagle project has resulted in nine new bat boxes for the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. Elias Pollard came up with the idea as a result of doing volunteer work at the Nature Preserve, ...

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 ...

LOWELL, Mich. — A local Boy Scout is using his Eagle Scout project for Lowell Troop 102 to help save the bats in West Michigan. Sam Konyndyk planned and built eight bat boxes, which are man-made ...

KENT COUNTY, MI - Samuel Konyndyk, 18, has been perfecting the design of his multi-chambered bat boxes for years. He began with designing and installing the tiny mammal habitats at his grandparents’ ...

Artificial roosts for bats — or “bat boxes” – are a popular way to conserve native species when their natural habitat has been depleted. They are often used in urban areas to provide shelter where ...

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 ...

The scouts of Brownie Troop 80124 recently donated three bat boxes to the parks department. Each bat house has space for 70 bats, and they were hung on telephone poles in Waterworth Memorial Park near ...

Bat boxes fitted to traffic cameras in London can be removed legally, a British bat conservation organisation told Reuters, contrary to social media posts that said removal of the boxes was not legal.

156 bat pups fell from a palm tree in Naples, Florida, and were rescued by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. 11 of the pups had to be euthanized due to injuries, while the remaining 145 were ...