/tags/bats Bats en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:59:49 GMT /transportation/2024-10-31/austin-tx-bats-bridge-displaced-i-35-expansion From Howard Lane to Onion Creek, bat colonies will lose roosting sites due to highway demolition. TxDOT is vowing to build them back. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:59:49 GMT /transportation/2024-10-31/austin-tx-bats-bridge-displaced-i-35-expansion Nathan Bernier /austin/2024-09-16/field-guide-austin-tx-bats-when-to-see-congress-bridge Seeing the bats in Austin is an experience you will cherish. But there's a catch: The bats don't always show up. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:05:00 GMT /austin/2024-09-16/field-guide-austin-tx-bats-when-to-see-congress-bridge Mose Buchele /station-information/2024-08-30/bat-season-is-almost-over-in-austin-heres-one-of-the-last-watch-parties-of-the-year Before bats fly south, join KUT News for a discussion about the local colonies and see the bats fly from the South Congress bridge. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:19:22 GMT /station-information/2024-08-30/bat-season-is-almost-over-in-austin-heres-one-of-the-last-watch-parties-of-the-year Wynne Davis /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-nicknames-waterloo-bats-live-music-violet-crown Nobody really calls it "Bat City." It's just not a thing, really. But Google "Bat City," and Austin pops up. We couldn't let that lie. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-nicknames-waterloo-bats-live-music-violet-crown Andrew Weber /austin/2023-10-19/12-foot-tall-puppet-little-amal-refugees-migrants-is-coming-to-austin Little Amal, a puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, will walk through Huston-Tillotson University and the Texas State Capitol grounds on Friday night. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:33:01 GMT /austin/2023-10-19/12-foot-tall-puppet-little-amal-refugees-migrants-is-coming-to-austin Chelsey Zhu /energy-environment/2023-09-22/fan-of-austins-bats-here-are-6-bat-facts-to-impress-your-friends Mexican free-tailed bats are some of the most iconic animals in Austin and Central Texas. But how well do you really know them? Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2023-09-22/fan-of-austins-bats-here-are-6-bat-facts-to-impress-your-friends Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2023-08-29/the-worlds-largest-bat-colony-texas-hill-country-san-antonio-bracken-cave The Bracken Cave Preserve, outside of San Antonio, is home to as many as 20 million bats. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:45:24 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-29/the-worlds-largest-bat-colony-texas-hill-country-san-antonio-bracken-cave Mose Buchele, Patricia Lim /energy-environment/2023-08-03/austin-bats-pups-congress-avenue-bridge-texas-where-to-watch-august Break out the lawn chairs: You can watch the baby bats and their mothers' nightly emergence from several free pedestrian areas near the Congress Avenue Bridge. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:41:29 GMT /energy-environment/2023-08-03/austin-bats-pups-congress-avenue-bridge-texas-where-to-watch-august Krissi Micklethwait /austin/2023-03-20/bats-congress-avenue-bridge-animal-advisory-commission 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. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-03-20/bats-congress-avenue-bridge-animal-advisory-commission Andrew Weber /energy-environment/2021-02-25/extreme-cold-weather-kills-bats-across-texas The state's wildlife department is trying to track the extent of a mass bat die-off caused by last week's storm and long-term migratory changes brought about by climate change. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:58:30 GMT /energy-environment/2021-02-25/extreme-cold-weather-kills-bats-across-texas Nathan Bernier