The National Weather Service reported a large emergence of bats from the Phoenix bat cave at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, drawing closer attention to the many bats in metro Phoenix and Arizona.

Arizona is home to 28 bat species, from the small, agile Myotis to the newest discovery, Mexican long nosed bats. And the "Phoenix Bat Cave," a storm tunnel along the Arizona Canal near 37th Place ...

The storm tunnel, dubbed the “Phoenix Bat Cave” on Google Maps, runs alongside the Arizona Canal near North 37th Place. The partially-underground, 16.5 mile-long stretch of concrete tunnel ...

A bat cave in Phoenix? You better believe it. Along the Phoenix Canal sits an urban bat cave that houses thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats every summer. The cave is a two-minute walk West ...

Metro Phoenix actually has a pretty sizable bat population ... as the Bat Cave. Here's what you do: Before sunset, park near 40th Street and Camelback Road. Walk northwest on the Arizona Canal ...

Researchers at Bat Conservation International and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have verified the presence of the Mexican long-nosed bat in southeastern Arizona ... bat cave, where it's ...

Arizona is the second most diverse state -- behind Texas -- for species of bats. The location of the bat tunnel can be found on a marker in Google Maps.

according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. ” It’s just a really beautiful sight, ” said Angie McIntire , AZGFD’s bat management coordinator. ” A tunnel like this that has some ex ...