Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation

Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation The "Bat Center" is in the Biology Department at Indiana State University.
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We study bats, and we promote bat conservation through outreach and partnerships with other organizations.

08/22/2025
It is "fall swarm" time for many of our midwest bat species that will overwinter here. This is when they mate! For more ...
10/11/2022

It is "fall swarm" time for many of our midwest bat species that will overwinter here. This is when they mate! For more information see this good story from our neighboring state.

Bat Reproduction16 October 2020  in Uncategorized by Tara H Fall is an important time of year for bats as their reproduction cycle begins! As temperatures begin to cool between August and October, bats swarm in the air; circling closely with each other in large groups, often near hibernacula sites....

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Indiana bats live in almost every state in the eastern half of the country, but about a third of all Indiana bats hibernate in caves in Indiana. About 95% of these bats hibernate in only 4 of Indiana’s caves. This is one reason it’s so important to protect these caves from disturbance!
You can support efforts to conserve and monitor these bats by donating to the Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund at on.IN.gov/nongamewildlifefund.

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