Range and Habitat. The range of the Indiana bat is a large portion of the eastern U.S., and in configuration resembles an inverted “y”, the main trunk extending from New England south and west, one ...

Indiana bat: The first recorded Indiana bat was found in the state’s Wyandotte Cave. ... These bats are listed as endangered in Indiana and face habitat loss due to timber harvesting.

As the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act nears, one imperiled species commonly found in Ohio is hanging on, literally and figuratively, despite ongoing threats.

Jug Hole Cave, also in Harrison County, sees more than 70,000 Indiana bats each winter, ... The flatwoods offer good habitat for mother bats to raise their young.

The Indiana bat has been on the federal endangered species list since the 1960s, but a wildlife experts studying the endangered species have made a promising, new discovery in Vermont.

The conserved land in Hinesburg appears to have contributed significantly to the growth of the Indiana bat colony. Habitat there features a mix of shagbark hickory, dead trees with peeling bark ...

Although the Indiana bat has been endangered for decades and recent threats make the species’ survival less likely, habitat protection, disease treatment and research are shining a ray of hope ...

White-nose syndrome decimated hibernating local bat populations, including the Indiana bat. White-nose syndrome has killed over 90% of the bat populations in these three species, according to the ...

Additionally, 595 bats have been documented emerging from a single BrandenBark® roost structure housing Indiana bats at Fort Knox. These are by far the largest Indiana bat colonies in the range ...

Now that it’s federally endangered, people who work in industries like timber, home development and wind energy will have to do more to avoid destroying the bat’s habitat. The Indiana ...