Missouri Department of Conservation Bat Habitat Conservation Plan FY22 Annual Report

This is the first annual report developed by MDC and submitted to the USFWS to meet the annual reporting requirements. The report describes MDC’s Bat HCP planning and implementation activities conducted during the initial reporting timeframe (February 23 – June 30, 2023), compliance and effectiveness monitoring activities, and the results of the compliance and effectiveness monitoring during the initial reporting timeframe. The goals of the annual report are to demonstrate to the USFWS and the citizens of Missouri that the MDC Bat HCP is being implemented properly, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the conservation plan