Oregon bat wins Bat Beauty Contest for 3rd consecutive year [Video]

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 Lestat, the western small-footed bat from Idaho, in the final round of the 2024 Bat Beauty Contest.

This victory marks the third year in a row a bat from Oregon has taken first place in the contest.

Each October, the BLM hosts a beauty contest to find the most stunning bat photographed on BLM public lands across the county. The event begins on October 24 and ends on Halloween. It also coincides with International Bat Week, which raises awareness about bat conservation and the essential role bats play in the natural world.

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