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Cochrane Ecological Institute hopes its experimental project might break new ground in how wildlife researchers identify bats, and add to the scientific knowledge in the field.

As a fungus that swept across North America threatens to reach bats in Alberta, experts ask that you watch out to help protect key habitats.

A fungus that is responsible for the deaths of millions of bats has arrived in Alberta. The fungus causes white-nose syndrome in bats, a disease that interrupts a bat's winter hibernation, prompting the animal to waste its energy and die of starvation. How did we get here?

Alberta’s bats received bad news last week when it was announced that the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome had arrived in the province.

The Helen Schuler Nature Centre hosted experts from the Alberta Community Bats Program on Saturday to help members of the community build bat houses while

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