Move over, Fat Bear Week. It's time for the Bat Beauty Contest. The Bureau of Land Management hosts its "Bat Beauty Contest" ...

The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands, and are photographed by agency staff. The first round of voting ...

A winged creature from Oregon was crowned this year’s winner Thursday in an annual bat beauty contest put on by the Bureau of ...

Northern long-eared bat with white-nose syndrome. Image courtesy USFWS. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently reclassified the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as endangered ...

The bats are part of wild populations living on public lands, and are photographed by agency staff. The first round of voting began Thursday and pitted a Townsend’s big-eared bat named “Sir ...

The world's largest bat species play vital roles in their ecosystems, from seed dispersal to prey control. These megabats, including the Golden-crowned Flying Fox and the Hammer-headed Bat ...

The bats’ names can play a larger role in the contest than their cuteness. Last year’s winner was a female Townsend’s big-eared bat from southern Oregon dubbed “William ShakespEAR”.

Oregon had two contenders this year: Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, and Honey Bunches of Myotis, a long-eared myotis bat. Contestants from other states were Sir Flaps-A-Lot, a Townsend’s big-eared ...