A rare bat sighted in Scioto County leads McCormac to wonder about the endangered species and how it came to be that way.

WASHINGTON— A federal judge on Tuesday overturned a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect northern long-eared bats as threatened rather than endangered under the Endangered Species ...

In a reversal of a previous “threatened” listing that exempted destruction of the northern long-eared bat’s habitat from protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a proposal to list ...

Pennsylvania is home to an abundance of unique and diverse species spread across the state, and those include 23 that are recognized as endangered by the Commonwealth. Among these animals facing ...

Federal officials Tuesday proposed designating the Northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly fungus, as an endangered species. The population has plummeted since colonies ...

The northern long-eared bat was reclassified as endangered in 2022 as populations continued to decline. According to the FWS, data indicates that white-nose syndrome alone has caused estimated ...

The fight, however, continues. One particularly ominous action some members of the House and Senate have taken is to persuade the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) not to list the northern ...

proposal to give endangered species protection to the once-common northern long-eared bat. In proposing the listing, USFWS identified WNS as the “predominant threat” to northern long-eared bats, ...

Keen’s myotis is brown in color, darker above than below, and its fur is silky, not glossy like that of the little brown bat which it resembles. The ears of this species are long, narrow, and extend ...

Bat enthusiasts around the world celebrated International Bat Appreciation Day on Wednesday. The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) ...

Bats across Indiana are waking from hibernation and moving out of their caves in search of food. These flying mammals play a vital role in Indiana’s ecosystem and even its economy. Feeding on ...

The Forest Service also removed several key measures from its biological assessment that would have strengthened protections for endangered bats. The northern long-eared bat, Indiana bat ...