Posted on behalf of NSS WNS Liaison Peter Youngbaer: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:31 pm
The NSS sent a six-page letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Daniel Ashe requesting that USFWS publicly release its data and methodology for arriving at it's recent estimate of "at least 5.7 - 6.7 million" bat deaths from WNS. The NSS also provided detailed scientific data indicating why it feels the USFWS estimate is significantly higher than available research would support. The letter is posted on the NSS' WNS website, and linked here: http://www.caves.org/WNS/Ashe_Bat_Estimate_Letter_1-24-12.pdf A press release has been sent to various media outlets, is also posted on the website, and linked here: http://www.caves.org/WNS/Press_Release_on_Bat_Death_Estimate. pdf Peter Youngbaer NSS 16161 CM FE WNS Liaison Cave Softly; Cave Cleanly For the latest WNS info, check the NSS WNS website: http://www.caves.org/WNS
