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 leg penetrating north ...

Wallier Woods in the Harrison County Glades Conservation Area spans more than 5,300 acres of forests, caves, streams and cliffs overlooking the Ohio River. Jug Hole Cave, not far away in Harrison ...

Most trees occupied by female Indiana bats in the summer are dead or nearly dead. RANGE: The Indiana bat is known to occur in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky ...

RANGE: The midwestern, southern ... human disturbance POPULATION TREND: By 1967, remaining Indiana bat populations represented a small portion of historical numbers. Since the 1950s, many hibernating ...

because it was first identified in Indiana – have been considered endangered since the late 1960s. Habitat destruction across the bat’s range in the eastern U.S. was the biggest factor.

A relatively new "bat bank" program run by the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy offers developers of renewable energy projects the opportunity to purchase "credits" to mitigate the loss ...

All three of the distinct Southern Indiana sites are being preserved due to their unique natural features, and that work is getting a boost from an unlikely duo: developers working on alternative ...