Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)
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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