- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Freeport-McMoRan Receives Wildlife Habitat Council Award https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/65292?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/65292?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/65292?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Freeport-McMoRan Receives Wildlife Habitat Council Award&body=ESG News from Freeport-McMoRan https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/65292?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Awards, Ratings & Rankings](/CSR-News/awards-ratings-rankings) # Freeport-McMoRan Receives Wildlife Habitat Council Award Dec 17, 2015 4:45 PM ET Campaign: [Freeport-McMoRan: Environment & Ecology](/news/campaign/freeport-mcmoran-environment-ecology) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/WHC_bat_award_2015.gif) The Morenci Mine in Arizona received a Bat Conservation Action Award from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), presented in partnership with Bat Conservation International for outstanding bat preservation and education efforts. The [WHC](http://www.wildlifehc.org/) partners with organizations dedicated to restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on corporate lands. Freeport-McMoRan has been a member for many years and now has 18 sites with WHC-certified habitat enhancement, conservation education and wildlife management programs. Morenci received the Bat Conservation Action Award for efforts to protect Mexican free-tailed bats and Townsend's big-eared bats that inhabit caves near the mine site. These include protecting the caves as a roosting spot by installing specially designed bat-compatible gates at historic mine openings that keep humans out while allowing the bats free movement, educating employees and the public about the importance of the bats in the ecosystem, and partnering with Graham and Greenlee County schools to develop student curriculum. For information about Freeport-McMoRan’s environmental commitments, please see Visit the [2014 Working Toward Sustainable Development Report](http://www.fcx.com/sd/pdfs/WTSD_Bk_2014.pdf) for more information on all of their social, economic and environmental efforts. [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Freeport-Logo-072618.jpg)](/profiles/freeport-mcmoran) ### More from Freeport-McMoRan ###### [PT Freeport Indonesia Wins National Award for Sustainable Business Practices](/news/pt-freeport-indonesia-wins-national-award-sustainable-business-practices) Jul 1, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [77 Receive Scholarships From Chile's Minera El Abra Indigenous Scholarship Program ](/news/77-receive-scholarships-chiles-minera-el-abra-indigenous-scholarship-program) Jun 17, 2022 2:00 PM ET ###### [PT Freeport Indonesia Repatriated 167 Turtles to Native Habitat](/news/pt-freeport-indonesia-repatriated-167-turtles-native-habitat) Jun 3, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Freeport-McMoRan Named One of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in U.S.](/news/freeport-mcmoran-named-one-100-best-corporate-citizens-us) May 18, 2022 9:00 AM ET ###### [Minera El Abra Provides Support for Local Seafood Market](/news/minera-el-abra-provides-support-local-seafood-market) May 6, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Freeport-McMoRan United Way Campaign Tops $10 Million](/news/freeport-mcmoran-united-way-campaign-tops-10-million) Apr 22, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [El Abra Heritage Funds Supports Chilean Artists and Public Art Works ](/news/el-abra-heritage-funds-supports-chilean-artists-and-public-art-works) Apr 8, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Arizona Women Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Support of Freeport-McMoRan's DreamBuilder Program](/news/arizona-women-entrepreneurs-grow-their-businesses-support-freeport-mcmorans-dreambuilder) Mar 25, 2022 11:45 AM ET