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Bats are incredible creatures! They eat bugs, disperse seeds, and help pollinate plants. That's why it's important to protect them, by building them their own home called a bat box! Grab an adult to ...

At center, Molly Brown of Cornell Cooperative Extension teaches third-grade students in Mary Plumb’s class at Fenner Elementary School in Falconer how to build a bat box. Along with making the boxes, ...

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 ...

LOWELL, Mich. — A local Boy Scout is using his Eagle Scout project for Lowell Troop 102 to help save the bats in West Michigan. Sam Konyndyk planned and built eight bat boxes, which are man-made ...

GROTON —The local bat population could soon have a few summer homes in town thanks to the service of Diana Mendel. The 17-year-old Groton Girl Scout is installing three bat boxes on town land over the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — October is Bat Appreciation Month, and Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital, is celebrating by hosting a bat nest box workshop. Join them on Saturday, October 14 from 1 ...