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 ...

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 ...

California is well-known for its iconic golden poppies and towering redwoods, but the Golden State may soon be known by a new symbol: the pallid bat. “Naming Antrozous pallidus as the official state ...

This story was featured in our SacrameKnow newsletter. Sign up to get updates about what’s happening in the region in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. California has quite a few symbols that ...

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.

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