Welcome to Buffalo Quarry: The first Gray Bat Mitigation Bank in the U.S. with credits available to purchase

Sponsored by Liberty and located in Missouri, Buffalo Quarry is the protected home for approximately 80,000 gray bats. Working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the quarry includes habitat management, conservation easements, and property security.

Who does the mitigation bank serve?

Developers and/or operators for U.S.-based wind projects in areas with gray bat habitats

About the Gray Bat

The gray myotis (or gray bat) is the largest of all Missouri's myotis (mouse-eared) bats. Its key identifying feature are its wings, which attach to the ankle rather than the base of the toes. Identified as endangered by the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Fish and Wildlife Service, gray bats once flourished in limestone caves, especially those within two miles of rivers, streams or lakes. Efforts to conserve the species include protecting the bats' wintering and nursery caves, reducing the use of pesticides, and maintaing thewooded corridors along streams.