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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bat Conservation International [mailto:adriskill@batcon.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Adams D. Laurie<br><b>Subject:</b> WNS Hits Two New States!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border:solid #B2B2B2 1.0pt'><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img width=586 height=80 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.supportbats.org/view.image?Id=932" alt="Bat Conservation International"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;border:none;padding:11.25pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img width=648 height=432 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://www.supportbats.org/view.image?Id=1041"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Dear Members and Friends,<br><br>Each spring for the past eight years has brought tragic news of the spread of White-nose Syndrome, and 2014 is no exception. Two more states – Wisconsin and Michigan – now face this devastating wildlife disease that has killed at least 5.7 millions bats in North America. With today’s announcement, WNS has now been confirmed among bats in 25 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces. The cold-loving fungus that causes the disease, <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Pseudogymnoascus destructans</span></em>, is present in three additional states, although disease symptoms have not been confirmed.<br><br>Biologists conducting winter surveys in Wisconsin last month found the characteristic fungus on 2% of hibernating bats in a Grant County mine in the southwestern corner of the state. The state <a href="http://www.supportbats.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fdnr.wi.gov%2fnews%2fBreakingNews_Lookup.asp%3fid%3d3169&srcid=11305&srctid=1&erid=2710295&trid=c87bc414-1c6e-41cd-a60c-ffb3d6c3a271">Department of Natural Resources reports</a> that laboratory and genetic tests confirmed the bats were suffering from WNS. <br><br>In Michigan, biologists confirmed the disease in three northern counties: Alpena, Dickinson, and Mackinac. Five little brown bats (<em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Myotis lucifugus</span></em>) that showed obvious signs of the disease were tested by the <a href="http://www.supportbats.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.batcon.org%2fpdfs%2fwhitenose%2fWNS%2520press%2520release_FINAL%2520Michigan.pdf&srcid=11305&srctid=1&erid=2710295&trid=c87bc414-1c6e-41cd-a60c-ffb3d6c3a271">National Wildlife Health Center and Michigan state labs</a> and both confirmed the presence of the White-nose Syndrome. <br><br>The WNS fungus was first discovered in New York cave in 2006 and now spans much of the continent, with fatality rates of more than 90 percent at some infected sites. Although the disease continues to spread, Bat Conservation International is working with some of the best scientists around the world to identify and develop tools to slow the frightening spread of the fungus and prevent the disease. Funding is desperately needed for these critical projects. You can help by <a href="http://www.supportbats.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.supportbats.org%2fdonate&srcid=11305&srctid=1&erid=2710295&trid=c87bc414-1c6e-41cd-a60c-ffb3d6c3a271">donating to Bat Conservation International’s White-nose Syndrome Response Program</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>We need your support to find a solution to White-nose Syndrome – before it is too late.<br><br>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Sincerely, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=130 height=100 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://www.supportbats.org/view.image?Id=821"><br><img border=0 width=136 height=49 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://www.supportbats.org/view.image?Id=820"><br>Katie Gillies<br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Imperiled Species Coordinator</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EEEEEE;border:none;border-top:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:none;padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 7.5pt 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8F8F8F'>Bat Conservation International</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8F8F8F'> P.O. Box 162603 Austin, TX 78716 <br>Phone: (512) 327-9721 | Fax: (512) 327-9724 | Email: <a href="mailto:info@batcon.org%20">info@batcon.org </a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='border:none;padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8F8F8F'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 10.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8F8F8F'><a href="http://www.supportbats.org/page.aspx?pid=294&srctid=1&erid=2710295&trid=c87bc414-1c6e-41cd-a60c-ffb3d6c3a271">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="http://www.supportbats.org/page.aspx?pid=293&srctid=1&erid=2710295&trid=c87bc414-1c6e-41cd-a60c-ffb3d6c3a271">Email Preferences & Opt-out</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0in 5.25pt 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#8F8F8F'>© Bat Conservation International, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.supportbats.org/smtp.mailopen?id=2710295"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>