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Crews begin tree work near habitat of 200,000 endangered Indiana bats at Mark Twain Lake
Original: About 200,000 endangered Indiana bats spend summers around Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake; crews are now thin
Around 200,000 endangered Indiana bats spend their summers in the forests around Mark Twain Lake in Missouri, and work crews are now thinning trees in the area. The activity has drawn attention because the bats depend on the lake's surrounding woodland for summer roosting, raising questions about how the work will be balanced with protection of the federally endangered species.
Why now: People are concerned that tree-thinning near one of the largest summer habitats of an endangered bat species could harm the animals.
Indiana batMark Twain LakeMissouri
Evidence
- About 200,000 endangered Indiana bats spend summers around Missouri’s Mark Twain Lake; crews are now thin · The Times of India
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