AUSTIN, Texas — Every March, thousands of Austin residents and tourists look up at the underside of the city's Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue, as they wait for over a million Mexican free-tailed bats ...

One quintessential Austin experience is watching the sun set over the lapping waters of Lady Bird Lake while listening to the high-pitched, yet subtle, chirps of the tiny bats that call the Congress ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — From taking flight to getting romantic, animals can go wild during an eclipse. While behavior hasn’t been as documented as one would expect, recent research in animal behavior is ...

One of the things Austin is famous for is its bat colony under the Congress Avenue bridge, which is considered to be the world's largest urban bat colony. Unfortunately, those bats do not do well in ...

I had been to Texas countless times but had never visited Austin, the state’s capital. My wife had not been there either and heard there was a direct flight from Palm Springs. So, she arranged a trip, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin nonprofit is warning about the impacts that widely available bird repellents can have on wildlife — including Austin’s bat population. The Austin Bat Refuge rescued four bats ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday, the Congress Avenue Bridge will be blocked off for the 17th annual Bat Fest, which runs from 5 p.m. until midnight. The bridge will be closed from 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The weekend is here and, as always, there are a ton of things going on in the Austin area! From bats to bulls, there's no shortage of fun activities happening over the next few days.