Feds won't designate critical habitat for threatened bat

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided against designating any caves, mines or forests as critical habitat for the northern long-eared bat, the agency said Monday.

The service designated the bat as threatened last year because it's been hard hit by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that's deadly to cave-dwelling bats.

Feds won't designate critical habitat for threatened bat