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ASHLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and Washington announced on Thursday, the last day of International Bat Week, that an Oregon bat was crowned the winner of the 2024 ...

Emma Busk / Bureau of Land Management A bat from Southern Oregon has been crowned the winner of the Bureau of Land Management’s annual Bat Beauty Contest. It’s the third consecutive year that a bat ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Hoary Potter, the hoary bat from Oregon, has won this years Bat Beauty Contest by the Bureau of Land Management. On Halloween—the last day of International Bat Week—he defeated ...

Emma Busk / BLM It’s that time of year again: Along with pumpkin carving and costume creating, you also have the chance to cast a vote in the annual Bat Beauty Contest. Each October, the Bureau of ...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has pitted several of the small flying creatures against each other for the competition. Entrants come with names including Hoary Potter and Honey Bunches of ...

Is Oregon home to the most beautiful bats? We’re about to find out. Oregon’s bats are seeking a three-peat in the Bat Beauty Contest, an annual event run by the Bureau of Land Management that ...

An Oregon bat was once again declared the Bureau of Land Management's most beautiful bat for the third year in a row during the annual Bat Beauty Contest. Hoary Potter, a hoary bat, took home the ...

May the best bat win. The Bureau of Land Management is hosting its fifth annual bat beauty contest in celebration of bat week, pitting some of the most popular winged creatures of the night against ...

Heavy favorites did not disappoint, and cracked the Top 12 of the Miss World Philippines 2024 pageant’s “Beach Beauty” competition held at Aqua Boracay in Aklan on Wednesday evening, June 26. Twelve ...