Is Oregon home to the most beautiful bats? We’re about to find out. Oregon’s bats are seeking a three-peat in the Bat Beauty Contest, an annual event run by the Bureau of Land Management that ...

ASHLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington announced on Thursday, the last day of International Bat Week, that an Oregon bat was crowned the winner of the 2024 ...

An Oregon bat was once again declared the Bureau of Land Management's most beautiful bat for the third year in a row during the annual Bat Beauty Contest. Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the ...

ASHLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Hoary Potter, the hoary bat from Oregon, has won his final duel! On Halloween—the last day of International Bat Week—he defeated Lestat, the western small-footed bat from Idaho ...

Two Oregon bats will participate in this year's Bat Beauty Contest in hopes of winning the top prize for the Beaver State for the third year in a row. The Bureau of Land Management is hosting its ...

The fungus that causes a notoriously deadly disease in bats has been documented for the first time in Oregon, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The fungus, pseudogymnoascus destructans, ...