Supporters of California’s Palid bat (left) point out that its voracious appetite for vermin benefits farmers and suppresses disease, while backers of the Golden Chantarelle (right) hope making ...

Wildlife officials confirmed the presence in California of a bat-killing fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. Millions of bats in North America have died from white-nose syndrome. California ...

SACRAMENTO – Thanks to a Bay Area wildlife ecologist and a 12-year-old girl, California might get its own official state bat this year—the pallid bat. On Feb. 17, state Sen. Caroline Menjivar ...

We’ll find out soon if the pallid bat will become the California state bat, as SB 732 has passed both the state Senate and Assembly, and is sitting on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.

California will have a new state animal next year: the Pallid Bat. A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will add the second largest bat the the list of the state’s symbols.

California’s list of official state symbols continues to grow after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 732, which designated the pallid bat as the official state bat.

California now has a state bat just in time for Halloween.Senate Bill No. 732, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8, established the Pallid bat as the official state bat.

The fungus, which causes the disease known as white-nose syndrome, has been confirmed in bat roosts in Humboldt, Sutter, Placer, Amador, and Inyo counties, according to the California Department ...

California (KSBW) — California now has a state bat just in time for Halloween. Senate Bill No. 732, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8, established the Pallid bat as the official ...

Leah Seneng, a California teacher, was bitten by what officials called a “presumably rabid bat.” Her friend said she tried not to harm the bat in her classroom.

California is well-known for its iconic golden poppies and towering redwoods, but the Golden State may soon be known by a new symbol: the pallid bat. Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month signed ...

The effort to name a California state bat began at least six years ago, but it really gained momentum in 2023 when a 12-year-old girl from Los Angeles began lobbying to award the honor to the ...