Habitat loss and non-native species are 2 of the most important factors that influence native species persistence and behaviors globally. The insectivorous Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus semotus) is the ...

An Oregon bat was once again declared the Bureau of Land Management's most beautiful bat for the third year in a row during the annual Bat Beauty Contest. Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the ...

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter. (Emma Busk/Bureau of Land Management via AP) ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — A winged creature from Oregon was crowned ...

The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend's big-eared bat named ''Sir Flaps-A-Lot'' from Utah against a hoary bat fittingly named ''Hoary Potter'' from Oregon. The contest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness about the ...

This undated image provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the bat Hoary Potter. (Emma Busk/Bureau of Land Management via AP) (Emma Busk) ASHLAND, Ore. – A winged creature from Oregon was ...

ASHLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington announced on Thursday, the last day of International Bat Week, that an Oregon bat was crowned the winner of the 2024 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness about the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness about the ...