Report: Washington State Bat Conservation Plan
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently released a Bat Conservation Plan for the 15 species of bats found in Washington State. All but four of these species occur within the greater Puget Sound watershed1, including:
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus), California Myotis (Myotis californicus), Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes), Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Keen’s Myotis (Myotis keenii), Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus), Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans), Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans), Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), Western Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis), Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis).
The report presents strategies for conservation and summarizes habitat requirements, biology, and threats to bats. Download the full report.
1Species occurrence is based on distribution maps from the USGS Northwest Gap Analysis Project that intersect with Puget Sound Water Resource Inventory Areas. Read more.
