Post by jonsdigs on Apr 26, 2010 9:07:17 GMT -5
Bat-Killing Fungus Spreading Faster Than Expected, Could Affect Agriculture
WPLN News
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
By Daniel Potter
A fungus that kills bats by the thousand is spreading faster than expected through Tennessee’s caves. White-nose syndrome first turned up a few years ago in a cave in New York, and has since rippled out from one cave to the next, wiping out millions of bats. And in this last few months it’s begun to show up in caves in Middle Tennessee.
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WPLN News
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
By Daniel Potter
A fungus that kills bats by the thousand is spreading faster than expected through Tennessee’s caves. White-nose syndrome first turned up a few years ago in a cave in New York, and has since rippled out from one cave to the next, wiping out millions of bats. And in this last few months it’s begun to show up in caves in Middle Tennessee.
Full Story