[Pollinator] Fwd: FW: Fwd: White Nose in Indiana

Fri Feb 4 14:53:28 PST 2011

There are a lot of similarities between CCD and WNS.  A big difference is 
that there are mass mortalities in the caves, 10s of thousands of dead 
bats littering cave floors, to the point where the stench of rotting flesh 
can be smelled long before you get to the cave.  If anyone wants more 
information, go to the internet and search on FWS WNS and it will take you 
to the Fish and wildlife Service white nose page.  Search bat conservation 
and management and it will take you to a very informative website.  Look 
for their white nose page which contains pictures, powerpoint 
presentation, and videos.

Dennis L. Krusac
Endangered Species Specialist
USDA Forest Service, Southern Region
Suite 816 North, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA  30309
404-347-4338;  404-347-4154 (fax); 404-660-4377 (cell)
dkrusac at fs.fed.us

"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put 
it on?"   Henry David Thoreau

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Subject: RE: [Pollinator] Fwd: White Nose in Indiana
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:19:10 -0500
From: "Hayes, Jerry" <Gerald.Hayes at freshfromflorida.com>
To: "Dennis Krusac" <dkrusac at fs.fed.us>,
    <Ladadams at aol.com>
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This is all kind of interesting because if one did not see a large bat out 
flying around in the dead of winter and think it was peculiar one may 
never even notice. The bat population would drop and the collapse of the 
population would only be noticed afterward...maybe. Kind of like honey 
bees and CCD isn't it? The individual honey bee is leaving at odd times 
and not returning. As honey bees are small their hive exit and death 
somewhere in the environment is not generally noticed.  The colony 
population drops to -0- over  X short time period. Change the word bat to 
honey bee and it is the same story. Thanks Jerry Hayes

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Subject: Re: [Pollinator] Fwd: White Nose in Indianna

I am the current Forest Service lead for white-nose syndrome (WNS) and 
this is just the tip of the iceberg.  I suspect all hell is going to break 
loose in the next six weeks.  If the pattern from the past 3 years holds 
true, we will start seeing mass mortalities reported from mid-February 
until the end of March.  There are already numerous reports of bats flying 
during the day in the dead of winter in New England and mid-Atlantic 
states.  This is one of the indicators of a WNS affected hibernation site. 
 Two recently published studies from New England indicate a 73% decline in 
summer bat activity when compared to pre WNS levels.  This is almost 
identical to the winter population declines documented over the past 3 
winters.  Some sites have lost 99.9% of the wintering bats. 

There is also a growing body of evidence suggesting the fungus that causes 
WNS is an invasive species from Europe.  European bats have been observed 
with white fungus on their noses in winter for decades and their bats are 
perfectly healthy.  Genetics research is indicating the North American 
fungal samples and European fungal samples are identical.  Bats don't fly 
across the Atlantic so it is highly likely this came over on a human. I've 
attached the latest map of the fungus if you are interested in the spread. 
 We have already added 3 counties this winter. 

Dennis L. Krusac
Endangered Species Specialist
USDA Forest Service, Southern Region
Suite 816 North, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta, GA  30309
404-347-4338;  404-347-4154 (fax); 404-660-4377 (cell)
dkrusac at fs.fed.us

"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put 
it on?"   Henry David Thoreau

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From: Clock-Rust.Mary at epamail.epa.gov
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Sent: 2/2/2011 11:25:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
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Not sure if this has been sent around yet....
.....bummer.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/26696889/detail.html
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