Date & Time: 2009-03-29 03:53:18 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Vermont, Morris Cave, Danby
The name of Hazard: White Nose Syndrome, Die-Off (Susp. Animal [Bat])
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
The state’s leading bat biologist updated area residents Tuesday on white-nose syndrome, a mysterious disease that is devastating bat populations in the Northeast and beyond, and his report was grim.
On March 16, scientists confirmed that the disease, first found in New York two years ago and, last year, in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut, has spread to New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia and possibly Virginia.
the cave floor of ‘Guano Hall’ is littered with dead bats,
10,000 and 20,000 dead bats
The affliction has shown to have about a 90 percent mortality rate, and roughly 400,000 bats in Vermont are thought to be affected.
In October, experts identified a new species of fungus, Geomyces genus, that might be linked to the syndrome.
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