An curved arrow pointing right. The fuzzy, golden pallid bat officially became California's state bat in 2024. Here's why it's celebrated by farmers, conservationists, and bat enthusiasts.
California wildlife officials last year confirmed the presence of the fungus in a bat roost in Humboldt County, which sits on the northern coast. It marked the first definitive detection in ...
The fate of the suspected bat is also unknown ... being infected by rabies in the state this year, according to the California Department of Health, with nearly a quarter (41) taking place ...
It was a rabid bat out of hell. A kindly California art teacher died of rabies after she was bitten by a bat that she was trying to rescue in her classroom, ABC30 first reported. The death of ...
While white-nose syndrome has not yet been observed in any bat in California, the presence of the fungal pathogen suggests the disease could manifest in California’s bats within the next few ...