Out of eight bats who were finalists in the Halloween beauty pageant, it was down to the dark-furred hoary bat from Oregon named Hoary Potter — against a western small-footed bat from Idaho ...

Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the crown against Lestat, a western small-footed bat from Idaho. William ShakespEAR and Barbara were the other Oregon bats who won in the previous two years.

Some species, like hoary bats, are very difficult to study and little is known about their population size and habits. However, scientists agree that most bat species are declining.

Hoary bats, meanwhile, are known for swift flight and wrapping themselves in their own tails to mimic leaves and hide from predators, the agency said.

Wildlife biologists are asking residents to keep a lookout for ʻōpeʻapeʻa, the Hawaiian hoary bat, an endangered species and Hawaiʻi’s official state land mammal, the only land mammal native to the ...

Hoary bats are known for swift flight and wrapping themselves in their own tails to mimic leaves and to hide from predators, the agency said. Because of this attribute, it estimated Hoary Potter ...

Hoary bats can fly as high as 2,400 meters – well beyond the vision of human observers and outside the acoustic range of ultrasonic detectors, which could partly explain why the species has ...

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 ...

Bats help environment but are declining in numbers A hoary bat is seen in Banning in 2023. (Courtesy of Rivers & Lands Conservancy) By Contributing Writer | UPDATED: February 1, 2024 at 5:23 PM PST ...