Listing Update!
On November 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule in the Federal Register to reclassify the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) from threatened to endangered and nullify the 4(d) rule. On September 13, 2022, the Service announced a proposal to list the tricolored bat (TCB) as endangered. In spring 2023, when the uplisting rule for NLEB became effective, the Service released interim NLEB guidance and tools to help interested parties transition to the NLEB reclassification. The interim wind guidance, interim habitat modification guidance and interim section 7 consultation framework were scheduled to be in place until April 1, 2024.
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