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Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)

 

Indiana bat on a tree trunk.

Photo by Adam Mann, Environmental Solutions and Innovations

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Unidentified Ailment Threatens Bat Populations

 

Indiana Bat 2007 Population Estimate

 

Indiana Bat Population Estimates 1981 to 2007

 

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)

 

Indiana Bat 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

 

Indiana Bat 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

"Bats: Myths and Mysteries," a live bat exhibit at the Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan), opens June 1, 2008 and closes January 4, 2009. For more information, go to www.batconservation.org.

 

Indiana Bat 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

 

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

 

Indiana Bat 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)

 

Indiana Bat 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

 

Section 7 Consultation

Indiana Bat Biological Opinions

 

Section 7 Consultation Guidance

 

Indiana Bat Images

Photos

 

Photos of bats with white-nose syndrome

Videos of Indiana bats and their habitat - cavebiota.com

 

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Last updated: November 19, 2008