State and Federal agencies are trying to keep white nose syndrome out of West Virginia as the disease spreads across the Northeast killing thousands of bats.
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Mysterious Illness Killing Bats in Northeast Prompts Precautions as Wildlife Researchers Search for Answers
posted February 4, 2008
Concern has been mounting over the unexplained deaths of thousands of hibernating bats in New York and Vermont. DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson has advised the public to stay out of caves that harbor bats until more is known about the problem.
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