While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...

Several bats drowned," officials posted of the flooding Feb. 24 on the park's Facebook page. The state is currently assessing the potential damage to the cave and tribal art, Tennessee Environment ...

Globally, caves provide important refugia for bats. The Grand Canyon, more than 400 km (250 mi) long, consists of steep-sided, rocky formations with hundreds to thousands of natural caves. Two of ...

An estimated 6.7 million bats have died since 2006 because of an outbreak of white-nose syndrome, a fast-moving disease that has wiped out entire colonies and left caves littered with the bones of ...

Getty A group of 27 kayakers are safely back on dry land after high winds left them stranded inside a cave on a Tennessee lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said it received a ...