Post by Brian Roebuck on May 25, 2011 5:49:06 GMT -5
BANGOR, Maine — A disease that could eventually kill three-quarters of the northeastern U.S. population of hibernating bats has been confirmed in Maine for the first time.
State and federal wildlife officials announced during a Tuesday phone press conference that bats infected with White-Nose Syndrome were found in two Oxford County hibernacula, or wintering shelters, during surveys conducted during the winter hibernation season.
new.bangordailynews.com/2011/05/24/outdoors/white-nose-syndrome-found-in-maine-bats/?ref=mostReadBox
State and federal wildlife officials announced during a Tuesday phone press conference that bats infected with White-Nose Syndrome were found in two Oxford County hibernacula, or wintering shelters, during surveys conducted during the winter hibernation season.
new.bangordailynews.com/2011/05/24/outdoors/white-nose-syndrome-found-in-maine-bats/?ref=mostReadBox