THE virus that causes rabies has been found in a bat in a back garden in Britain. The rodent was found in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight and tested tested positive for European Bat Lyssavirus-1 ...

Where to see bats in the UK and how to identify them. Steph Holt, a bat expert and the UK Biodiversity Training Manager at the Museum, says that if you see a bat in the UK then you are most likely ...

Bat found with rare rabies-like virus in UK back garden - The virus has only been recorded in 59 out of 19,000 bats tested since 1986 and only across two species ...

A species of bat thought to have died out in the UK a decade ago has been rediscovered by conservationists. The animal, a young male greater mouse-eared bat, was found hibernating in Sussex, in ...

After an hour the team gathers to examine the catch. Most of the bats have been caught previously and have a small metal ring attached to their wing, imprinted with a number.

One of the UK's rarest mammals, the grey long-eared bat is in danger of disappearing from the country, according to research. A four-year study by scientists from the University of Bristol ...

Bat populations in the UK are under threat due to habitat loss, with last year’s extreme weather placing “strain” on the small mammals, the charity warned. Recommended ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, ... There are other islands where large and small bats occur together that we haven't sampled yet.

Bats are one of the most overlooked and misunderstood of our fellow mammals. You can help turn things around for them. Because bats fly around in the dark, roost in hidden locations and many avoid ...