Bracken Cave is a cave located in southern Comal County, Texas, outside the city of San Antonio. The 100-foot (30 m)-wide crescent shaped opening to the cave lies at the bottom of a …

Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world’s largest bat colony and one of the largest concentrations of …

Bracken Cave, on the northern outskirts of San Antonio, is home to the world’s largest bat colony, with more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats. It is a key maternity site for this species, …

In 1992, we purchased Bracken Cave and the surrounding 4.7 acres of land to protect the largest colony of bats in the world. Over 30 years later, through a series of additional land purchases, …

Bracken Cave, Texas. Every evening in the summer, around 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats fly out from the Bracken Cave, thereby creating the densest concentration of mammals on Earth. …

Sep 27, 2023 · If you can’t make it to Bracken Cave, keep your eyes peeled. Mexican free-tailed bats roost all over Texas in caves, highway overpasses and bridges, like Austin’s Congress …

Located roughly 30 miles northeast of San Antonio lies Bracken Bat Cave—the world’s largest bat colony. Each year, millions of Mexican free-tailed bats can be found roosting here between …

Jul 16, 2024 · Just about five miles northeast of the city limits, a few hundred yards from Natural Bridge Caverns, Bracken Cave is an eye-shaped hole in the ground that’s about 650 feet wide …

Dec 5, 2024 · Birdwatching is cool and all, but have you ever heard of bat-watching? The world's largest bat colony in Texas is at Bracken Bat Cave near San Antonio. During the summer …

Near San Antonio, a 1,521-acre property houses the world’s largest bat colony. Welcome to Bracken Cave, where millions of Mexican free-tailed bats roost each year between March and …