Press Releases

May 7, 2013 – Appeal Filed Against Weakening of Bat Protections by Forest Service in Rocky Mountains

March 27, 2013 – Forest Service Weakens Bat Protection in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota

February 11, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Kentucky's Cumberland Gap National Park

January 16, 2013 – Bat-killing Epidemic Found at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

September 28, 2012 – Endangered Indiana Bats Battered by Bat-killing Disease

September 25, 2012 – Leading Scientific Organization: More Caves Must Be Closed to Slow Bat Epidemic

August 1, 2012 – Forest Service Renews Cave Closure in Rocky Mountains to Stop Spread of Bat-killing Disease

May 29, 2012 – Bat-killing Disease Discovered in Endangered Gray Bats

May 16, 2012 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Forest Service to Release Crucial Bat Documents

May 2, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Spreads to Civil War Park at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

April 26, 2012 – Bat-killing Epidemic Strikes C&O Canal National Historical Park Stretching Through Nation's Capital

April 11, 2012 – White House Petitioned to Take National Action on Fast-moving Disease Killing Millions of Bats

April 2, 2012 – Disease That Has Killed 7 Million Bats Strikes Missouri

March 20, 2012 – Two of Nation's Most Treasured National Parks -- Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains -- Stricken by Bat-killing Epidemic

March 14, 2012 – Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Alabama, Putting Colonies of Endangered Gray Bats at Risk

February 23, 2012 – Bats and Other Rare Wildlife in Central Pennsylvania Cave Saved From Mine

January 30, 2012 – Shawnee National Forest Plan Would Trade Away Endangered Bat Habitat for Strip Mining

December 16, 2011 – Congress Directs $4 Million to Fight Against Bat-killing Disease

July 6, 2011 – Lawsuit Filed to Help Stop Spread of Bat-killing Disease to Colorado, West

June 1, 2011 – Broad Coalition of Conservation, Organic Farming and Anti-pesticide Groups Calls on Congress to Save Bats From Lethal Disease

June 28, 2011 – BLM Acknowledges Threat of Bat-killing Disease, But Agency's Limits on Cave Access Don't Go Far Enough

May 25, 2011 – Conservation, Farming Groups Launch Lawsuit Seeking Emergency Action to Protect Bats From Deadly Disease

May 24, 2011 – Deadly Bat Disease Arrives in Maine

May 17, 2011 – New Federal Plan to Tackle Bat-killing Disease Inadequate to Stop Epidemic

April 13, 2011 – Fast-spreading, Bat-killing Disease Arrives in Kentucky

March 30, 2011 – Bat-killing White-nose Disease Spreads to Ohio, New Brunswick

February 15, 2011 – New Bill Would Protect Bats, Other Species From Wildlife Diseases

February 9, 2011 – Killer Bat Disease Reaches North Carolina as Swath of Epidemic Widens Rapidly

February 2, 2011 – Deadly Bat Disease Expands in Midwest

January 26, 2011 – Report: Federal Land Managers' Failure to Close Caves Leaves Millions of Bats in West Vulnerable to Fast-moving, Deadly Disease

December 16, 2010 – Endangered Species Review and Interim Protections Sought for Little Brown Bats

November 9, 2010 – New Mexico Bat Plan Should Limit Access to All State and Federal Caves

October 27, 2010 – No Halloween Treat for Bats: National Plan for Bat-killing Disease Too Little, Too Late

October 7, 2010 – Government Funding to Study Deadly Bat Disease Is Good Step, But More Effort Needed to Stem White-nose Syndrome Spread Across Continent

September 16, 2010 – Cave Closures at National Refuges Will Help Stem Spread of Deadly Bat Disease, More Action Needed to Halt Westward Spread

August 23, 2010 – Bureau of Land Management Moves to Protect Western Bats From Deadly Disease, But Bat Advocates Say Stricter Measures Needed

July 15, 2010 – Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease

June 23, 2010 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Two Bat Species Threatened by White-nose Syndrome

June 15, 2010 – Deadly White-nose Syndrome Jumps to Ninth Bat Species

May 14, 2010 – Groups Ask Congress to Fund Response to Deadly Bat Disease

May 6, 2010 – Deadly Bat Disease Crosses Mississippi; Group Implores States to Take Preventive Action

January 21, 2010 – Emergency Petitions Filed to Close Caves and Save Bats From Extinction

September 23, 2009 – Government Announces Plan to Respond to White-nose Syndrome, Try to Stave Off Bat Catastrophe

August 24, 2009 – With Bat Extinctions Looming, 1.5 Million Dead, Group Says Feds Must Make Saving Bats First Priority

May 20, 2009 – Massive Effort Needed to Save Bat Species From Extinction

March 5, 2009 – Plan for Oil and Gas Drilling on Monongahela National Forest Jeopardizes Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Threatens Bat Populations Already Suffering From Deadly White-nose Syndrome

January 23, 2009 – Lethal Bat Illness Spreads to Pennsylvania and New Jersey

April 14, 2008 – Lawsuit Will Be Filed to Protect Endangered Bats From Deadly White-Nose Syndrome

February 18, 2008 – Conservation Groups Petition Fish and Wildlife Service for Emergency Actions to Save Imperiled Bats from Deadly New Disease; Threat to Bats Called the Gravest Ever

January 29, 2008 – Mysterious Disease Threatens thes Survival of North American Bats; Conservation Groups Ask for Immediate Protections