USFWS Reclassifies Northern Long-Eared Bat as Endangered

In early 2015, MDN told you the then-Obama administration’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) did a disservice to not only the drilling industry, but the wind industry, farmers, and the construction industry, when it listed the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (see US Fish & Wildlife Fixes Wrong Problem for Northern Long-Eared Bat). Now it's even worse. On Tuesday, the Biden USFWS issued a final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered, moving the designation to its highest level.

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