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Tens of thousands of Texas bats have died from severe cold since 2021. It could take decades for the population to recover.

Austin Bat Refuge took in hundreds of bats in January and helped them recover. A month later, dozens still remain at the facility.

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The state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome was found on a bat back in 2019. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost.

There should have been 16,000 bats flying that night in mid-July. Instead, only about 500 remained at the cave in Central Texas next to the Colorado River.

The city's got the largest urban bat population in the world. The bats draw scores of tourists to the South Congress Bridge year-round, but they could face complications from planned construction nearby.

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Winter storm has devastating impact on Texas bat population Winter storm has devastating impact on Texas bat population Texas Parks & Wildlife biologists say at least 30,000 bats may have died, most of them Mexican free-tailed bats, from last weeks winter storms. AUSTIN, Texas - Last weeks freezing weather in Texas has had a devastating impact on the states bat population. In fact, Texas Parks & Wildlife biologists say at least 30,000 may have died, most of them Mex...