Northern Long-Eared Bat

<font size='2'>A layer depicting the range of the endangered Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in Tennessee. The range for the Northern long-eared bat in Tennessee was compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from </font><span style='font-size:small;'>a database of occurrence records provided by various State and Federal resource agencies, and is represented using the</span><font size='2'> North American Bat (NABat) Monitoring Program's 10 x 10 km (100 km) grid cell framework.</font><div><font size='2'><br /></font><div><font size='2'>The Northern long-eared bat range layer <font face='Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif'>is publicly available to assist project proponents with early project scoping and coordination. Project proponents may use this layer to determine whether a project's footprint overlaps the Northern long-eared bat's range in Tennessee. For additional information regarding the Northern long-eared bat range or Section 7 project consultation, please visit the Project Review portal on the USFWS Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office website:</font></font><div><a href='https://www.fws.gov/office/tennessee-ecological-services/tennessee-field-office-project-review-guide' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:small;'>***Please note that the database of occurrence records used to map the range of the Northern long-eared bat may not be all-inclusive. Records provided to USFWS are seldom based on comprehensive surveys of all potential habitat and thus do not necessarily provide conclusive evidence that a protected species is present or absent at a specific locality. </span></div>