Caves

Fiji's Nakanacagi Cave is the only known habitat where the endangered Fijian free-tailed bat roosts and breeds. Photograph courtesy of Bat Conservation International

Subterranean Stronghold

Can Fiji’s first bat reserve keep an incredibly rare species safe despite the growing threats of climate change and human activity?

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Richard Stark, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, examines a tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) near the entrance of the cave. Photograph by Geoffrey Giller
Glimmers in the Dark

"The Destroyer" is decimating bat populations across North America. But scientists are finding rays of hope.

Mesoamerican mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus)
Bat Odds

We’ve feared and maligned them for centuries, but it’s the bats that really have something to be afraid of.