The Union

California’s State Bat — the Pallid bat — to be featured on KVMR’s Critter Chat

Grass Valley, CA — Critter Chat, a show featuring the wildlife of the Sierra Nevada, will focus on the new California state bat, the Pallid bat, on Wednesday, October, 2, 6:30p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Pacific.
Palo Alto Weekly

Bats aren’t just an October fixture: Why San Mateo County is digging deeper to understand what the flying mammals do year-round

Two pallid bats and a Mexican free-tailed bat at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County. Courtesy Vishal Subramanyan/ Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. When Evan Cole set foot ...
KSBW The Central Coast

California now has a state bat

California now has a state bat just in time for Halloween.Senate Bill No. 732, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8, established the Pallid bat as the official state bat. In the bill ...
CBS News

Campaign launched to declare pallid bat as California's state bat

SACRAMENTO – Thanks to a Bay Area wildlife ecologist and a 12-year-old girl, California might get its own official state bat this year—the pallid bat. On Feb. 17, state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-San ...
SFGate

Bay Area Ecologist, 12-Year-Old Part Of Campaign To Create State Bat

Thanks to a Bay Area wildlife ecologist and a 12-year-old girl, California might get its own official state bat this year -- the pallid bat. On Feb. 17, state Sen. Caroline Menjivar, D-San Fernando ...