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A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween PORTLAND, Ore. -- Move over, Fat Bear ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A road in western Oregon is expected to close for six months due to increased landslide risk. The Bureau of Land Management will close Little Elk Mountain Road ...

Oregon is home to the most beautiful bat photographed on public land three years running. The Bureau of Land Management has ...

Hoary Potter was crowned the winner of the 2024 Bat Beauty Contest, marking the third year in a row that Oregon bats have ...

The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 ...

Thousands of people have cast their votes to decide which small toothy winged creature is the best looking among the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since 2019 to raise awareness ...