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 ...

Joy O'Keefe and her team test many bat box designs, including the flat-front boxes shown here. Their work shows overall design and small design elements make a big difference in temperature inside the ...

There are different designs for summer roosting and hibernating. Summer boxes go down best. If you buy a bat box, make sure you buy it from a specialist supplier. You should be able to find ...

Artificial roosts for bats, also known as "bat boxes", can reach deadly temperatures during heatwaves, a study has found. Climate change-driven heatwave rises may make historically safe roosts ...

If a bat box is installed on a camera which enforces the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London it cannot by law be removed. Our verdict This isn’t the case. The law protecting bat species in the UK does ...

A Pine-Richland High School senior and longtime Girl Scout’s latest project has volunteers going batty for conservation. Lauren Schwab of Troop 58011 in Wexford assembled bat roosting boxes for the ...

Birds aren't the only wildlife that could use some shelter from the elements in people's yards. Bats need some housing, too, during the summer and certainly before winter comes around again. "A thread ...

During heterothermic periods, bats and developing pups could suffer if their environment cools off too much or too quickly. Excessive heat or cold can also impact energy reserves during endothermic ...

Bat boxes can help alleviate habitat loss threatening many of the troubled species in Canada, especially in the summer as they encounter stormy weather Birds aren't the only wildlife that could use ...