Some well-crafted, easily watchable videos on White-nose syndrome and the ways cave visitors can help in limiting its spread are now available for online viewing (see link below).
Here¹s the announcement from emeritus Texas caver Dale Pate: > Bats in Crisis: Nature's Natural Pest Patrol in Peril > > NPS Videos Offer Tips to Help Limit the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome > > WASHINGTON The National Park Service has released Bats in Crisis, three > videos about white-nose syndrome, a disease that is decimating bat populations > across eastern North America and has been found in 10 national parks. > > ³White-nose syndrome is killing hibernating bats at unprecedented rates and > has the potential to cause extinction in some species,² said National Park > Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. ³Bats eat tons of insects each year so > their loss would be a blow to ecosystem conservation and the agriculture > industry that relies on the natural pest control and pollination services bats > provide. We need the public¹s help to limit the spread of this disease so we > are asking visitors to take a look at these videos and understand what steps > they can take when touring or exploring caves.² > > http://www.nature.nps.gov/multimedia/wns01/ > > > Dale L. Pate > National Cave and Karst Program Coordinator > Geologic Resource Division - National Park Service > Mail: P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225 > Visit/Courier: 7333 W. Jefferson Ave., Rm 450, Lakewood, CO 80235
