An injured bat that was rescued from a back garden turned out to have an extremely rare, rabies-like virus, the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs has said. The animal was found earlier this ...

At first, the connection between bat declines and infant mortality might seem unlikely – even far-fetched. But a recent study in the journal Science reveals otherwise, showing that even those ...

If a bat box is installed on a camera which enforces the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London it cannot by law be removed. Our verdict This isn’t the case. The law protecting bat species in the UK does ...

Artificial roosts for bats, also known as "bat boxes", can reach deadly temperatures during heatwaves, a study has found. Climate change-driven heatwave rises may make historically safe roosts ...

The UK is home to 18 species of bats, all of which are protected by law, but some claim the process during planning for developments is too costly and not worthwhile (Getty/iStock) With the soaring ...

An injured bat that was rescued from a back garden tested positive for an extremely rare rabies-like virus. Using gloves, the resident of the house in Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, picked up the bat ...