BIOLOGICAL OPINION - FWS

Ray’s Cave had the largest hibernating population of Indiana bats in the general vicinity of the 3C corridor with 50,941 bats in 2003. By counting the bats in Ray’s Cave and those in the 10 hibernacula within the Winter Action Area, there was a total of 72,565 Indiana bats hibernating within 6 miles of the proposed Alternative 3C corridor ... ................
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