The cave took months to locate and was already unstable when entered. Inside, vertical drops, waterfalls, and loose rock made progress dangerous. As explorers climbed higher, a massive bat colony ...

Bracken Cave is home to the largest bat colony, consisting of 20 million bats. Discover why bat have lived there for more ...

Forget festivals and sporting events, the Bracken Cave bat colony is considered to be the largest gathering of mammals on ...

A popular hiking trail in western New Mexico that features ancient lava flows and bat-filled caves will be closed through most of 2026 during a trail improvement project, the National Park Service ...