Endangered Species
Midwest Region

 

 

Map of Region 3 Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan

Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)

 

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A cluster of Indiana bats hibernating on a cave ceiling.

Photo by USFWS; Andrew King

 

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WHAT'S NEW

Indiana Bat Five-Year Review (45-page PDF) - Sept. 2009

 

Video: The Battle for Bats: White Nose Syndrome

 

White-Nose Syndrome in bats: Something is killing our bats

 

Draft Recovery Plan and Survey Protocol

News Release (April 16, 2007)

 

Federal Register Notice of Availability of Draft Recovery Plan and Survey Protocol - April 16, 2007

 

Revised Draft Recovery Plan - April 2007

 

Draft Survey Protocol

 

Finding on a Petition to Revise Critical Habitat

News Release (March 14, 2007)

 

Federal Register Notice: 90-Day and 12-Month Findings on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for the Indiana Bat (5 page PDF; 63KB)

 

Questions and Answers

 

For Teachers

Indiana Bats, Kids, and Caves - Oh My! (an activity book for teachers)

 

Photos

 

Videos of Indiana Bats and their habitat - cavebiota.com

 

Bat Box Instructions (PDF)

 

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs)

Non-traditional S6 Grant: HCP for the Indiana Bat on Indiana State Forest Lands (State-wide): $375,000

 

Indiana Bat Habitat Conservation Plan for I-70 near Indianapolis International Airport

 

Images

Photos

 

Photos of bats with white-nose syndrome

 

Videos of Indiana bats and their habitat - cavebiota.com

 

Life History and Regulatory Information

Indiana Bat Fact Sheet

 

Indiana Bat Fact Sheet - Northeastern U.S. (PDF)

 

Indiana Bat Summer Life History Information for Michigan

 

Indiana Bat 2007 Population Estimate

 

Indiana Bat Population Estimates 1981 to 2007

 

Species Profile (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Endangered Species Website)

 

Recovery Activities

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Restoring Southeast Michigan’s High Diversity Landscapes Through Collaborative Stewardship – Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan

 

Private Stewardship Grant (May 2007): Reforestation and Wetland Restoration for Permanent Native Habitat in the St. Joseph River Watershed – Hillsdale County, Michigan; Defiance and Williams Counties, Ohio; Allen, Dekalb, and Noble Counties, Indiana – ($45,000*)

 

2006 S6 Grant Project - Mine Stability and Implications For Endangered Bat Conservation

 

5 Year Review Initiated September 21, 2006

 

Indiana Bat Recovery Plan: Draft of First Revision (April 2007)

 

Indiana Bat Recovery Plan (1983) - this is a large PDF file (7MB)

 

Section 7 Consultation

Indiana Bat Biological Opinions

 

Section 7 Consultation Guidance

 

White-nose Syndrome

White-nose Syndrome: Something is Killing Our Bats - USFWS White-nose Syndrome website

 

Disinfection Protocol for Bat Field Studies in Region 3

 

Photos of bats with white-nose syndrome

 

 

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Last updated: October 13, 2009