Post by Brian Roebuck on Jul 28, 2010 5:35:49 GMT -5
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Even Batman isn't immune from an eviction notice these days.
The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday it was barring entry to caves on service-owned land in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota because of white-nose syndrome, which has killed nearly a million bats in the eastern and southern U.S. and is spreading west.
The agency said it took the action to help prevent humans from inadvertently spreading the disease.
Read more: www.modbee.com/2010/07/27/1269063/forest-service-closes-caves-to.html#ixzz0uyKYt3iF