Bats are the second most diverse order of mammals - with around 1,300 species. They are widely spread across the globe and only absent in few isolated islands. It means they can harbour a wide ...

One of the UK's rarest mammals - a grey long-eared bat - has been discovered at a nature reserve in Devon. The species, which ...

There are two types of viruses that cause rabies carried in bats in the UK - EBLV-1 and EBLV-2. Both are extremely rare in ...

But researchers have now found that he isn’t alone after all: they’ve confirmed two female individuals of the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) hibernating in the U.K.Bat experts from ...

Several of the rarest bat species in the UK have been identified at the Longleat Estate, famous for its safari park. A two-year project noted 14 bat species at the site near Warminster, Wiltshire ...

There are two types of viruses that cause rabies carried in bats in the UK - EBLV-1 and EBLV-2. Both of these viruses are extremely rare and only found in a small number of bats.

The bat groups are working to gain better protection of the species’ habitat, including the site within South Downs National Park where the female was found, Gray said.