State Senator Mary Beth Carozza sponsors Senate Bill 946, which proposes legislation to examine endangered bats in the state.

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on ...

The fur of the Indiana bat is a dull grayish brown on the upper part of the body, and only slightly paler below. The texture of the fur is fine and fluffy, and each dorsal hair is tricolored: blackish ...

Nope. White-tailed deer? No. Bobcat? That ship has likely sailed. Then how about the appropriately named Indiana bat? Bingo! The impetus for the bill filed by State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn ...

The little brown bat is an exception because it resembles both Keen's myotis (M. septentrionalis) and the Indiana bat (M. sodalis). The little brown bat has long hairs on each hind foot which extend ...

The bats species listed in the legislation include the Indiana bat, the tricolored bat and the northern long-eared bat. Hill said these bats are known to exist in every county in the state.

In a new study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have used advanced molecular tools to survey the health status of endangered Indiana bats, identifying microbiome changes ...

I’ve always had a thing for bats. Flying mammals that use sonar to hunt, how cool is that? So I was stoked to learn that Indiana is home to an endangered species named after the Hoosier state.

Every fall, Indiana bats gather in swarms at chosen hibernating spots to mate, swooping in and out of caves from dusk till dawn. Some humans might find this a frightening sight, but in fact bats are ...