Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The winner in question pekapeka-tou-roa, or long-tailed bat, a tiny bat native to the country. An organization named Forest & Bird ...

Voters in New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year poll have thrown their support behind a flying mammal, sparking controversy. Reading time 2 minutes New Zealanders are up in arms over a bat’s inclusion ...

New Zealand has named the pekapeka-tou-roa, or long-tailed bat, as their Bird of the Year, despite the fact that bats are not birds. Some have criticized the call as a publicity stunt to recuperate ...

Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive ...

The pekapeka long-tailed bat, one of New Zealand's two native land mammals, entered the Bird of the Year contest for the first time in 2021 and won the top honor Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at ...

Scientists have confirmed that noctule bats hunt birds in the night sky. Using advanced tracking and audio devices, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin nonprofit is warning about the impacts that widely available bird repellents can have on wildlife — ...

Land use change and the increased agrochemical use associated with agricultural intensification significantly alter farmland biodiversity and associated ecosystem services worldwide. Vineyards as ...

New research could help reduce bat and bird fatalities at wind farms in the United States. According to the analysis published in PLOS One earlier this year, bat fatalities at wind farms peak in ...

Animal contests aren’t new. From watching dogs run through obstacle courses to judging the biggest bear, we like to subject them to weird standards for our entertainment. Sometimes, we even vote them ...