Fish & Wildlife Service Considers Listing Northern Long-Eared Bat as “Threatened” Rather than “Endangered”
January 26, 2015
“Threatened” Listing Would Create Fewer Burdens for Maintaining Existing Pipelines and Utility Lines
Northern long-eared bats live throughout the Eastern and Midwestern United States. The bat’s population has declined in many areas due to the fungal disease white-nose syndrome (“WNS”). On October 2, 2013, the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) proposed to list the northern long-eared bat as…
