caves; (3) disclose the locations of unprotected 

 bat caves only after providing information on the 

 procedures necessary to avoid disturbing the bats. 



AUTHORITIES 



R. K. LaVal 



Missouri Department of Conservation 



1110 College Avenue 



Columbia, MO 65201 



M. D. Tuttle 



Milwaukee Public Museum 

 800 West Wells Street 

 Milwaukee, WI 53233 



Dr. Richard LaVal (Recovery Team Leader) 

 2816 Mexico Gravel Road 

 Columbia, Missouri 65201 



Dr. Merlin Tuttle (Recovery Team) 

 Vertebrate Division 

 Milwaukee Public Museum 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 



Dr. Tom Kunz (Recover^' Team) 



Department of Biology 



Boston University 



2 Cummington 



Boston, Massachusetts 02215 



Dr. Don Wilson (Recovery Team) 

 National Fish and Wildlife Laboratory 

 National Museum of Natural History 

 Washington, D.C. 20560 



Mr. John Brady (Recovery Team) 

 St. Louis District 

 Corps of Engineers 

 210 North 12th Street 

 St. Louis, Missouri 63101 



PREPARER'S COMMENTS 



None. 



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