endangered species

The deadly fungal disease white nose syndrome killed many of them and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the bat could become extinct.

The tri-colored bat is already listed as a state endangered species in Indiana. Being listed as a federally endangered species would offer protections regarding forest management where the bat roosts and developing land in its habitat.

Tubercled-blossom pearly mussel was once numerous in the Ohio River Valley. It was last seen in 1969, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.