This book chronicles the efforts of Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International, as they try and save bat species from loss of habitat and white-nose syndrome.

Bat basics -- Bat benefits -- Working in the dark -- Bat predators -- Changing minds, rescuing bats -- Batty myths -- Going underground -- How a cave traps cold air -- Gating Laurel Cave -- Building bat homes -- Celebrity bridge bats -- Mines for bats -- Discovering bats' secrets -- Ensuring survival -- Killer wind.