The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed more than one million bats in eastern North America, now is in Maine.
Until this year, Maine appeared to be insulated from white-nose syndrome while states and provinces outside its borders were not. However, during surveys conducted by MDIF&W biologists this spring, bats at two sites in Oxford County displayed visible signs of white-nose syndrome fungus on their wings and muzzles. Carcasses collected from one of the sites were sent to the U.S. Geological...
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Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine; Not Harmful to Humans, but Deadly to Bats
posted May 24, 2011
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed more than one million bats in eastern North America, now is in Maine
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Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils National Plan to Combat White Nose Syndrome in Bats
posted May 17, 2011
The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today unveiled a national management plan to address the threat posed by white-nose syndrome, which has killed more than a million hibernating bats in eastern North America since it was discovered near Albany, New York in 2006.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils National Plan to Combat Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
posted May 17, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today
unveiled a national management plan to address the threat posed by white-nose
syndrome, which has killed more than a million hibernating bats in eastern North
America since it was discovered near Albany, New York in 2006.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Forest Service Considering Restrictions for Northern Region Caves
posted May 11, 2011
Due to the westward spread of white-nose syndrome among bats, Regional Forester Leslie Weldon is considering potential restrictions for caves and abandoned mines on National Forests and National Grasslands in the Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service.
Source: U.S. Forest Service
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Forest Service Considering Restrictions for Northern Region Caves
posted May 11, 2011
MISSOULA, Mont. – Due to the westward spread of white-nose syndrome among bats, Regional Forester Leslie Weldon is considering potential restrictions for caves and abandoned mines on National Forests and National Grasslands in the Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service. The Northern Region encompasses North Dakota, Montana, north Idaho, and northwest South Dakota.
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Forest Service Considering Restrictions for Northern Region Caves
posted May 11, 2011
MISSOULA, Mont. – Due to the westward spread of white-nose syndrome among bats, Regional Forester Leslie Weldon is considering potential restrictions for caves and abandoned mines on National Forests and National Grasslands in the Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service. The Northern Region encompasses North Dakota, Montana, north Idaho, and northwest South Dakota.
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