The Center for Biological Diversity issued a press release today announcing its settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to move 757 species towards Endangered Species Act protection. The agreement now has to be blessed by a judge. The agreement stipulates CBD is the prevailing party, and is entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and judicial costs.
A full schedule of listing actions is laid out in the agreement. A Proposed Rule or a "not warranted" finding for the Eastern small-footed bat and the Northern long-eared bat is required by no later than the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2013 (Sept. 30, 2013). No mention is made of the Little brown or any other bat species.
The press release is here:
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2011/species-agreement-07-12-2011.html
In the press release is a link to the entire settlement document.