The Lubee Bat Conservancy is working hard to breed rare, exotic bats to support the wild populations of bats across the globe. They promoted this effort with the 19th annual Bat Festival. Event ...

A local bat sanctuary is changing the way we look at bats — in a live-cam, virtual way — with the Flying Fox Cam. Lubee Bat Conservancy's live camera is mounted in one of the bat houses and showcases ...

Located in Gainesville, the Lubee Bat Conservancy is an international non-profit organization dedicated to saving bats and their habitats through research, conservation, and education, with a focus on ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WFLA)— A Variable Flying Fox and her pup were saved during a life-threatening delivery complication at the Lubee Bat Conservancy. Saya, the Variable Flying Fox, went into labor on ...

People tend to go batty about Halloween. This makes it the perfect time to learn more about the mysterious creature, and a day trip to the Gainesville area next weekend is a great way to start. Next ...

Alachua County has lots of bats. Spend time outside at dusk and watch the show as they fly from their roost and start flitting and diving for bugs. Or for a really big show, visit the Lake Alice bat ...

The Lubee Bat Conservancy north of Gainesville isn’t generally open to the public except for its annual festival that includes vendors, food trucks, entertainment, games and people. Lots of people.

Admirers of the Old World fruit-eating bats at the Lubee Bat Conservancy will never see a Malayan flying fox, with a wing span of up to 6 feet, aloft around their house. But the conservancy, which for ...

Lubee’s 18th Annual Bat Festival is back this fall in Gainesville. Credit: Lubee Bat Conservancy Just in time for Halloween, Lubee Bat Conservancy is bringing back their Bat Fest. The 18th (!) Florida ...