The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list the tricolored bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The species faces extinction due primarily to the range-wide impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting cave-dwelling bats across the continent. Bats are essential for healthy ecosystems and contribute at least $3 billion annually to the…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to List the Tricolored Bat as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
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