DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE v. ASHE et al

  1. March 03, 2021

    FWS Can't Get More Time To Decide Bat Protections

    A D.C. federal judge has ordered the U.S.government to speed up its analysis on whether to list a long-eared bat as endangered, calling the government's proposed timeline of over three years an extraordinary and unreasonable delay.

  2. January 29, 2020

    US Flubbed Protections For Northern Long-Eared Bats

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to properly assess the condition of northern long-eared bats and the current threats to their survival when it declined to give them full protection under the Endangered Species Act, a D.C. federal judge said Tuesday.

  3. May 16, 2016

    Enviros Sue FWS To Expand Long-Eared Bat Protections

    An environmental group has hit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with a lawsuit accusing the agency of caving to industry pressures and violating environmental protection laws by deciding not to designate critical habitat for the disease-prone northern long-eared bat.