General Information About Bats

The world’s only mammals adapted to true flight, bats are probably one of the most beneficial and least understood. There are nearly 1000 species of bats and they are found on every continent except Antarctica. Some are smaller that hummingbirds and some, like the giant fruit bats, can have wingspans …
How Bat Wings Can Heal Themselves

Stitches and glue can be ineffective Certain bats will be spreading their previously-torn wings after a new way of treating them was discovered. A bat carer, based at an RSPCA wildlife centre found that even the most dramatic of tears can heal themselves with some tender loving care. Sarah Goodwin, …
Conservation Coalition’s Efforts Move Columbian White-tailed Deer Along Road To Recovery In Washington, Oregon

PORTLAND, Oregon – Building upon a record of collaborative conservation and species recovery in the Pacific Northwest, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners celebrated the downlisting of the Columbian white-tailed deer from endangered to threatened in Washington and Oregon. The combined efforts between the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Delisting Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Due To Recovery

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – In response to the successful recovery of one of the nation’s most iconic animals, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The restoration of the grizzly …
The Lives Of Bats
Successful Recovery And Removal From Endangered Species Act Of Native Kentucky White-Haired Goldenrod Plant

When Mike Oetker, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Deputy Regional Director, hiked with biologists from three agencies in the Daniel Boone National Forest, it only took a few minutes to understand why the white-haired goldenrod could be removed from the list of federally protected plants. Where the once-rare Kentucky …
Protections Finalized For Threatened Northern Long-Eared Bats

In an effort to conserve the northern long-eared bat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a final rule today that uses flexibilities under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to tailor protections to areas affected by white-nose syndrome during the bat’s most sensitive life stages. The …