Northern Long-Eared Bat, the Tri-Colored Bat and the Little Brown Bat may be given endangered status

Since the December 2008 identification in Pennsylvania of white-nose syndrome, a bat fungal disease, bat populations have declined to a point that the state Game Commission is now asking for public comment on adding three types of bats to the state's endangered species list. The commission wants to consider measures that will offer some protection for Northern Long-Eared Bat, the Tri-Colored Bat (formerly known as the Eastern Pipestrelle) and the Little Brown Bat. In an advertisement seeking comment through Sept. 11, Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe said consideration is warranted because the three bat species "clearly are in imminent danger" based on reports showing population declines as high as 99 percent.

Source: Altoona Mirror, 20th August 2012
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