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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 ...

Here are three commonly held beliefs about bats: They’re blind, they often have rabies and they want to drink your blood. Would you be surprised to hear that none of these are actually true? All three ...

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, ...

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 ...

People want to attract bats to their properties for their importance to the environment and pest control advantages. These mysterious, and somewhat feared, winged mammals are also essential ...