The tricolored bat has suffered extreme population declines due to white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease of hibernating bats. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to protect it as endangered under the Endangered Species Act: ow.ly/WXt350KIq3J 📷: Pete Pattavina/USFWS

#BatWeek is coming! From pest control to pollination, #bats are key to a healthy ecosystem. Landowners play an important role in supporting them. Check out tomorrow's webinar (9/21, 1-2 p.m. ET) on how bat-friendly gardens and urban habitats can help. bit.ly/BatWeek2022

Able to compete with the likes of Timon and Pumbaa, bats are insect-eating experts. Recent studies estimate that bats eat enough pests to save over $1 bil/ year in crop damage & pesticide costs in the US corn industry alone and over $3 bil across all agricultural production.

Does #batweek have you batty over bats? We aren't the only ones working to help bats. Across the world, individuals and landowners are doing their part to help preserve these incredible critters. Feeling inspired? Here's how you can take action: ow.ly/f0Q150LnQHF

The 2023 State of the Bats report is out and experts agree – the next 15 years are crucial to their survival. If you are looking for ways to help bats, check out fws.gov/story/2023-05/… 📸 Service biologist Ann Froschauer inspects a healthy big brown bat/USFWS

2023 White-nose Syndrome Research and Conservation Grants are now open. Applications are due June 25. More information at: grants.gov/web/grants/vie… 📸 NPS

To study a bat, you must think like a bat, become the bat. Renee Lile and cohort at the University of Wyoming become nocturnal during their field season. Read about her experience researching northern long-eared bats in South Dakota: fws.gov/story/2023-05/…

Recently retired Carl Herzog left his mark in the world of bat conservation through his technical knowledge and critical mind. Read as colleagues nationwide thank Carl for his efforts as a scientist, mentor and friend. fws.gov/story/2023-05/… Photo courtesy of Katelyn Ritko

With the help of a USFWS grant, the Yakama Nation is working to survey their lands for bats as White-nose Syndrome advances into Washington state. fws.gov/story/bats-tri… Photo: The Yakama Nation’s open shrub-steppes. Credit: Mark Neutzmann/Yakama Nation.

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