Around 5,000 fruit bats were spotted by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-SOCCSKSARGEN (DENR-12) during its ...

DENR-12 said the area is recognized as roosting site for two fruit bat species – large fying fox and island flying fox. “These bats play a crucial ecological role in seed dispersal and pollination, ...

Ten rare fruit bats have died at Jersey Zoo following an outbreak of infection in the roost. Initial tests have indicated that it is due to a bacterium called pasteurella multocida, which ITV News ...

An environment rights group, Wild Africa’s West Africa, has warned against the consumption of bats, saying it poses ecological and public health risks. Speaking against the backdrop of the ...

“In Rwanda, one of the [bat] species of concern, although not threatened according to the IUCN Red List, is the Egyptian fruit bat [Rousettus aegyptiacus] because it has been identified by ...

The bat enclosure has been closed for a week and the Livingstone fruit bats moved to a non-public area to make it easier for zookeepers to care for them. Matt Goetz, interim zoological director of ...

As the world marks International Bat Appreciation Day, conservation organisation Wild Africa is sounding the alarm on the urgent need to protect Nigeria’s rich but threatened bat population ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When a colony of bats leaves their cave and takes to the skies at night to hunt, they often do so in such big groups that they ...

Credit: Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616 In looking at the video and simulations, the researchers found that the bats slowed down as they approached the ...