However, some conservationists are not fans of the method due to the risk of bats getting sealed in too. "We don't like that ...
As Austin's I-35 expansion project continues, thousands of bats are at risk of seeing their homes reduced to rubble.
Disaster declarations are declared, hotels are booked up, and Austinites are picking up pairs of glasses for April 8's total solar eclipse. But one cohort doesn't care about the eclipse at all.
According to experts, Austin is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. Approximately 1.5 million bats make the Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge their home for part of each year.
From the world-famous Congress Avenue Bridge colony in Austin — the largest urban colony anywhere — to the privately owned Frio Bat Cave that houses around 10 million bats, Texas is a bat ...
The Texas Department of Transportation’s ongoing expansion of the Interstate 35 highway is displacing several bat colonies ...
A new study tracked bat activity in Fort Worth and found that these “sky puppies” need just the right kind of tree canopy to thrive.
Everything is indeed bigger in Texas, including its bat colonies. Texas has 33 species of bats, more than any other state, and is home to the world's largest colony.