Bat Headed for Listing as Endangered Species
Posted: Oct 27, 2013 10:52 am
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A joint letter from the Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources was sent April 17 to the USFWS. The Cass County Board approved a similar letter to USFWS.
Both letters ask USFWS to delay the listing until all forest management partners are involved and consulted. The letter from the four DNRs points out that “because of the life history of this species, avoiding 100 percent of potential summer roosting habitat is simply unrealistic ... Instead, we would advocate for a more targeted approach,” by retaining cavity trees during timber harvesting operations and by identifying summer roosts through surveys, so they can be avoided during timber management activities.