----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Freyling To: Texascavers List Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:55 AM Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: [baltogrotto] Ellisons WNS positive
>From TAGnet: Ellisons WNS positive By: Allen Padgett (Lafayette, Georgia) [email protected] Ellisons Cave on Pigeon Mountain in Walker County Georgia is the latest positive test site for WNS. The southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia has confirmed a sample bat submitted from a March 20 collection was positive. WNS signs were observed in numerous individual bats but no dead bats were observed. Ellisons receives visitors from all over the United States, Canada and the rest of the world so proper following of decontamination protocols is in order to protect continued access to this and other caves. The over 1800 bats living in Ellisons Cave have been advised of the finding. They have agreed to cease migrating especially southward or westward, not associate with any known infected individuals and to cover their mouths when coughing. Feel free to repost to other places as long as original source, Tag Net is referenced. Safe cavin, clean caving Allen Padgett
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