Every summer evening, more than 1 million Mexican free-tailed bats can emerge from ancient lava tubes on a New Mexico ranch, streaming into the desert sky as they begin their nightly search for ...

New Mexico Department of Health officials are warning the public about bats as rabies concerns arise. The warning comes after a bat recently tested positive in Corrales back in June 2026. Sign up for ...

RICHMOND, Vt.— Federal and state wildlife agencies in New Mexico today released a plan to address the threat of white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed more than a million bats in four years ...

A fox in McKinley County. A trio of skunks in Curry County. And 15 bats across the state, from Taos to Doña Ana County. Those are some of the 22 animals that have tested positive for rabies this year ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave, their tongues designed to lap up the famous desert plant’s nectar during nightly flights. It’s not just a means of satisfying ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A bat in Sandoval County has tested positive for rabies, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. This is the ninth animal rabies case in the state so far this year. NMDOH ...

An endangered bat species has traveled farther north in New Mexico than previously known, scientists confirmed by testing agaves and hummingbird feeders for bat DNA. “Having (environmental DNA) as a ...