Group Wants Bat Caves Closed
The Center for Biological Diversity has asked the US Department of Interior to close all bat caves and mines on federal land because of the large number of bats dying from white-nose syndrome.
The center made the request in a petition today to Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar. The center also asked that the Eastern small-footed bat and the Northern long-eared bat be put on the endangered species list because they've been hit hard by white-nose syndrome.
White-nose syndrome has killed more than a million bats in nine Eastern states since it was first noticed in New York in 2006.
Many government agencies have already closed caves in hopes of checking the spread of white-nose syndrome.
To report sick or dead bats this winter in Pennsylvania, call the nearest Game Commission regional office or use the "Report Sick Bat" form online at PGC.STATE.PA.US.
Photo provided by Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
The center made the request in a petition today to Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar. The center also asked that the Eastern small-footed bat and the Northern long-eared bat be put on the endangered species list because they've been hit hard by white-nose syndrome.
White-nose syndrome has killed more than a million bats in nine Eastern states since it was first noticed in New York in 2006. Many government agencies have already closed caves in hopes of checking the spread of white-nose syndrome.
To report sick or dead bats this winter in Pennsylvania, call the nearest Game Commission regional office or use the "Report Sick Bat" form online at PGC.STATE.PA.US.
Photo provided by Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
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