. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Paris HUGH - ; Trail takes notes in a Chowan County tree hollow where a male hat has made his roost. with roost sites because of either distur- bance of caves or loss of roost ; The eastern big-eared bat was listed nationally as a Category 2 species of concern in September 1985, meaning there is reason to believe its population may be declining. But there's not enough evidence to make an airtight case that it is threatened or endangered, which would land it on the short list of Category
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Paris HUGH - ; Trail takes notes in a Chowan County tree hollow where a male hat has made his roost. with roost sites because of either distur- bance of caves or loss of roost ; The eastern big-eared bat was listed nationally as a Category 2 species of concern in September 1985, meaning there is reason to believe its population may be declining. But there's not enough evidence to make an airtight case that it is threatened or endangered, which would land it on the short list of Category 1 animals. The Fish and Wildlife Service lists a species as Cat- egory 1 when research proves conclu- sively that its numbers are in jeopardy, Currie says. Then, it's just a matter of time and procedure before it is offi- cially an endangered species. Already, seven of :r.:-: ^ the nation's 43 bat spe- cies are known to be federally threatened or •V endangered in all or parts of their range. And nearly 40 percent of North American bat species are listed as endangered species or candidates for that sta- tus, says Robert Benson of Bat Conservation International, a non- profit organization. The eastern big-eared bat remains a candidate. It is on a waiting list of sorts with about 1,670 other Cat- egory 2 animals that may or may not be proven eligible for the federal endangered species list. In the meantime, these species get no federal protection. And funding is scarce for the research that is so critical to learning their status. But perhaps other benefits go unmeasured and under- estimated, particularly the higher profile that these animals enjoy in their home states. "Making a designation like that may give the animal some degree of protection, but it also alerts biologists to the need for study and helps to di- rect research," Clark says. "Individual states may give the bat a certain Continued COASTWATCH 19. Please note that these images are extracted from sca
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