White Nose Syndrome

[phillip1]

I recall that a while ago this was a big problem in the US decimating bat colonies at a fast rate.
What is the update and have there been any solutions?
I like bats, they are my favorite animals after my two dogs.

[loquat149]

You might check here:

http://www.caves.org/WNS/

Dave

[Kelly Jessop]

One thing more dangerous is Ginobili syndrome for bats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9ja6rMKLw0

[Squirrel Girl]

Here's the USGS page on WNS:
http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_inf...nose_syndrome/

[OFG-1]

I know a lot of people that were decimated by "white nose syndrome" in the mid to late '70's.

[FW]

One thing more dangerous is Ginobili syndrome for bats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9ja6rMKLw0

http://www.batcon.org/index.php/medi...-response.html

[sskasser]

Sadly, it's still spreading. Now it's in Missouri: http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/caves/

This page also has some good basic information about WNS and bats.

[WEPIV]

I know a lot of people that were decimated by "white nose syndrome" in the mid to late '70's.

I've heard a lot of stories from fellow film workers from the 1970s and 80s (including the Miami Vice television show) where the white stuff reigned supreme unfortunately.
It's somewhat hard to imagine how it all was tolerated while working back then.
Hollywood's version of the martini lunch....

[Neptuno]

http://www.batcon.org/index.php/medi...-response.html

lol... ginobili is one of the guys from Argentina in NBA.. not cool advertising for us uh?

EDIT: sorry us, mean US from Argentina (like myself)

[WJH]

Sadly, it's still spreading. Now it's in Missouri: http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/caves/

This page also has some good basic information about WNS and bats.

. . . and the state of Illinois has just denied access to all caves on state-owned property in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease by cavers.

WJH