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Biological opinion and conference opinion on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's approval of a habitat conservation plan and the issuance of an associated Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for High Prairie Wind Energy Center in Adair and Schuyler Counties, Missouri

 

Author(s)
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Karen Herrington
Midwest Region Ecological Services Program Leader
Ecological Services
Bloomington,MN
Laurel Hill
Publication date
Facility
Biologist sorting mussels
Missouri Ecological Services Field Office
The Missouri Ecological Services Field Office focuses on Endangered Species, Environmental Contaminants, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, and Conservation Planning Assistance in the state of Missouri. Our goal is to work with people to conserve and restore endangered species,...
Conservation Office
Columbia,MO
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
Cluster of roosting bats.

The Indiana bat is a medium-sized Myotis, closely resembling the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) but differing in coloration. Its fur is a dull grayish chestnut rather than bronze, with the basal portion of the hairs on the back a dull-lead color. This bat's underparts are pinkish to...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Gray bats flying under tree canopy outside of Sauta Cave

Long, glossy fur, light brown to brown. Ears dark, usually black; longer than in any other myotis; when laid forward extend 1/4 cm (7 mm) beyond nose. Tragus long and thin. Calcar keeled.

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
Ecosystem
Caves and Karst
Forest
Prairie
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Midwest