Even a dozen years into crafting beers for Freetail Brewing Co., Jason Davis still finds reason to toast the bat behind the San Antonio brand: the Mexican free-tailed bat. “I certainly learned a lot ...

At dusk under the I-35 bridge at Camden Street a small crowd lingers. They bob their heads between wristwatches and cell phones and something above not yet visible. Passersby stop to ask, “What’s ...

MEXICO CITY – Shortly before sundown they make their first foray, cruising up to 5,000 feet aboveground in search of mosquitoes, moths and other tasty treats. A few hours later, they return home to ...

Mexican free-tailed bats can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus but don’t appear to spread it or become sick, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study. Scientists with the USGS monitored 10 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Thousands of Mexican Free-tail bats died all across Texas during last month's winter storm. Many were reported dead or injured underneath Texas bridges and overpasses. Our ...

In a recent article posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, investigators analyzed whether Mexican free-tailed bats were a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reservoir.

For the very first time, a fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, a disease that’s decimated bat communities in other parts of the United States, has been detected in Texas. According to the Dallas ...

SAN ANTONIO – One by one, they emerge, and as the sun sets, they’re on a mission. The Bracken Cave Preserve north of San Antonio is home to an estimated 20 million Mexican Free-tailed bats that are ...

When Michelle Una Camara received the phone call for help she was ready. Animal Care Services wanted to join forces with the experienced wildlife handler to save San Antonio’s fallen bat population. A ...