Massive White-Nose Syndrome Map Update Adds 15 Counties
Ten confirmed and six suspect counties were added during the latest white-nose syndrome map update released on May 28th.
Ten confirmed and six suspect counties were added during the latest white-nose syndrome map update released on May 28th.
After a brief reprieve, Oklahoma returns as the westernmost state where Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has been confirmed.
A 290-meter (950 foot) deep sinkhole, used as a refuse dump, in China’s Hubei Province is being cleaned up as part of an initiative by local businesses who hope to develop the site for tourism.
The discovery of white-nose syndrome in three new Illinois counties has brought the total to seven new affected counties in the state this year.
An editorial posted in Florida’s Gainesville Sun outlines a looming legal battle over the protection of groundwater at the NSS managed Mill Creek Sink.
Wisconsin’s winter surveillance for white-nose syndrome has found the disease spread from a single mine in Grant County, where it was discovered in March 2014, to 14 sites in eight counties.
Cavers checking on the health of caves in Missouri’s Perry County have discovered a vast improvement over previous visits.
The Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre on eastern Australia’s Gold Coast Hinterland is working to give adorable orphaned bat pups a fighting chance.
Canada’s westernmost confirmation has been extended after an area, which includes Quetico Provincial Park, was added during the latest white-nose syndrome map update released on May 1st.
Follow members of the Israeli Caving Group, in cooperation with the Kfar Etzion Field School, as they take part in Chariton Cave Cleaning Day.