bats

The county has identified its first rabid bat since 2022. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

It seems like paper and rubber bats are ever-present around the Halloween season. It's real bats we have to worry about. White-nose Syndrome is having a dramatic impact on overall bat populations in Michigan, and elsewhere. The ecological and economic impacts are already being felt, and the situation may get worse before it gets better. Dr. Allen Kurta is a biology professor at EMU and a noted bat expert. He joined WEMU's David Fair with the latest information.

Bats have a positive impact on Michigan's ecosystem, but a terrible affliction known as "white-nose syndrome" is threatening their population. In this…

Bats are in double trouble: Bat species that migrate long distances are being killed in wind turbines, while White-nose syndrome is devastating bat…

Michigan's bat population is at risk. Eastern Michigan University biology professor Dr. Allen Kurta explains why on this week's Issues of the Environment…