Critters
April 7, 2022
Texans, Meet Your Adorable, Bloodthirsty New Neighbors
Given the choice between an influx of vampire bats and an influx of tech bros in Patagonia vests . . .
Bats
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August 2, 2021
Seek the Wild in Outdoor Country
There is no greater adventure than getting out and exploring Texas’s natural beauty. Will Roman, founder of Chisos Boot Company, agrees. In partnership with BMW, he’s traveling the Lone Star State in search of his next big adventure in the great Texas outdoors.
Critters
March 10, 2021
Do Thousands of Bat Deaths Mean Texans Will Face a Mosquito-Ridden Summer?
Last month’s winter storm decimated the state’s populations of the winged mammals, which may have lasting ecological effects.
Critters
May 5, 2020
As the Pandemic Inflames Old Fears, Texas’s ‘Bat Man’ Urges: Don’t Blame Bats
Merlin Tuttle has spent his career dispelling myths about bats. Now he’s defending them once again.
Critters
August 26, 2019
Can Texas Bats Be Saved?
If Texas biologists can prevent an outbreak of white-nose syndrome, caused by a fast-spreading fungus, they may provide a new national model for bat conservation.
Travel & Outdoors
July 24, 2017
Dinner and a Show
Snag a front-row seat at Old Tunnel State Park for one of nature’s finest displays.
Critters
August 31, 1997
Winging It
A bat man builds a super cave (holy conservation!).
Critters
October 1, 1981
Bats!
They’re ugly little things, but you’ve got to respect them.