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 ...

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 ...

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’ ...

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences “The major emphasis among conservation managers using artificial roosts is how to attract bats, typically by ...

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 ...

Waynesburg will become the latest location to host bat boxes as the population slowly recovers from a syndrome that decimated bat colonies around the country. The council voted at its September ...