Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)
NEW!
Tracking a Killer: a blog entry about White-nose Syndrome
White-Nose Syndrome in bats:
Something is killing our bats
Indiana Bat 2007 Population Estimate
Indiana Bat Population Estimates 1981 to 2007
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
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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