WV Northern Flying Squirrel

Indiana Bat

Cheat Mountain Salamander

Virginia Big-Eared Bat

Northern Water Shrew

Running Buffalo Clover
 
   

 ALERT!  Endangered Bats Facing New Threat!

Citing a threat to bats from a new disease that is widespread, severe, and imminent, Friends of Blackwater has joined in coalition with other conservation organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity and Heartwood,  in petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for immediate action to prevent further harm to endangered bats.

To read the petition click here.To read the press release click here.

To read the article that appeared in the Charleston Gazette please click here.
   
 

Virginia Big-Eared Bats  are found in West Virginia more than in any other state. Caves near Blackwater are the winter  hibernacula and day-time roosting area for many VBE Bats. These bats also roost out under rock outcrops in summer. They forage for moths in a 7 mile radius from their caves. The Virginia big-eared bat is a moderate-sized bat weighing 9-12 grams. The fur is brown, and the under-parts are buff-colored. The large ears are over 1 inch in length. Most of the world's Virginia big-eared bats hibernate in just three caves. One cave in West Virginia harbors over 6350 hibernating the bats, the largest concentration of these bats anywhere in the world.

  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER
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