FWS Removes Lesser Long-Nosed Bat From Endangered Species List

The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae), a bat subspecies found in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico, from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule. A "review of the best available scientific and commercial information" indicates that "the threats to this subspecies have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the subspecies has recovered," FWS said. The delisting takes effect May 18.