White nose syndrome -- United States
In 2007, bats started dying due to white-nose syndrome [WNS] -- a disease first discovered at Hailes Cave in Thacher Park. Nearly a decade later, the social animals have spread the disease north to Canada and west all the way to Nebraska, according to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [DEC] biologist Carl Herzog.
His associate, wildlife technician Samantha Hoff, spoke at Thacher Nature Center last week [week of 18 Jan 2016]. Hoff has worked exclusively studying the bat
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1m8xlaL
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