Learn how you can support bats with backyard trees, forests

Bats can be easily overlooked, but these small mammals play a big role in the ecosystem. Illinois is home to 13 species of bats, and more than half of them are listed as endangered, threatened by changing landscapes, disease, climate change and more.

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