There was a rumor going around that WNS had been found in bats roosting in buildings at the Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon near Lakeview (http://www.fws.gov/sheldonhartmtn/hart/index.html) . Fortunately it has turned out not to be true. Here's the correspondence that references it (read from the bottom up). We're pretty far west right now, but we're still keeping watch. > Louise Power > Finance Tech > Medford District Office > 541-618-2211 > ----- Forwarded by Louise Power/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI on 01/28/2011 10:39 AM > ----- > > Carole > Jorgensen/MDFO/OR > /BLM/DOI To > Robin Snider/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > 01/28/2011 10:05 Marlin Pose/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > AM Steve Godwin/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Jason Reilly/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Dave Roelofs/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Stephen Haney/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI, Jeff > Stephens/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Anthony Kerwin/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI, > Susan Lee/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI > cc > Louise Power/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM > Subject > Fw: Follow up on Hart Mt WNS > report--not verified FYI > > > > > > > > > > In case you got this rumor, it isn't verified. Good to know that no WNS > has been documented (yet) in bridges and buildings. Fingers crossed. > ----- Forwarded by Carole Jorgensen/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI on 01/28/2011 10:04 AM > ----- > > Christine > Bates/BUFO/OR/BLM > /DOI To > Rob Huff/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM > 01/28/2011 08:54 cc > AM Carole > Jorgensen/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Cassandra M > Hummel/PRFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Christopher > Foster/RBFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Christopher > Langdon/EUFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Eric > Greenquist/EUFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Glenn Lorton/LVFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, J > A Vacca/SPFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Michelle > Caviness/VLFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Steve > Langenstein/CBFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Steven A Bahe/TLFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM > Subject > Re: Fw: Follow up on Hart Mt WNS > report(Document link: Carole > Jorgensen) > > > > > > > > > > Rob: > > As I said, I heard it as a possible rumor. Glad that the WNS is not here > yet. We do need to be vigilant and am glad we know what to do with the bat > now if we find something suspicious. > > Chris Bates > Phone: (541)573-4426 > /|\^.. ^/|\ /|\^.. ^/|\ /|\^.. ^/|\ Myotis velifer > > > > > > Rob > Huff/ORSO/OR/BLM/ > DOI To > Steven A Bahe/TLFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > 01/26/2011 12:12 Christopher > PM Langdon/EUFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Steve > Langenstein/CBFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Christine > Bates/BUFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Michelle > Caviness/VLFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Cassandra M > Hummel/PRFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, J A > Vacca/SPFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Eric > Greenquist/EUFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Carole > Jorgensen/MDFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, > Christopher > Foster/RBFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM, Glenn > Lorton/LVFO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM > cc > > Subject > Fw: Follow up on Hart Mt WNS report > > > > > > > > > > FYI > > Robert Huff > Conservation Planning Coordinator > Interagency (R6 Forest Service and BLM OR/WA) > [email protected] > www.fs.fed.us/r6/sfpnw/issssp/ > www.blm.gov/or/plans/surveyandmanage/index.htm > (503) 808-6479 > ----- Forwarded by Rob Huff/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI on 01/26/2011 12:11 PM ----- > > Pat > Ormsbee/R6/USDAFS > @FSNOTES To > Rob Huff/ORSO/OR/BLM/DOI@BLM > 01/26/2011 11:31 cc > AM "Holly Michael" > <[email protected]>, > "Susan Barnes" > <[email protected]>, > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], "Julia > D Burco" > <[email protected]>, > "Rowan, Ella L (DFW)" > <[email protected]>, > "Dixon,Rita" > <[email protected]>, Gail > Collins/R7/FWS/DOI@FWS, pdl r6 nr > forest-district > wildlife-bio@FSNOTES, Julie S > York/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, Joan E > StHilaire/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, Mitch > Wainwright/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > Elaine N Rybak/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > William Otani/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > Pat Ormsbee/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > William L Gaines/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > Clark Reames/R8/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > "Green, Gregory" <[email protected]>, > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected] > , [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], > John Comis > <[email protected]>, > [email protected], "Tannenbaum, > Bernice R." > <[email protected]>, > "Liz Johnson" > <[email protected]>, "David St. > George" <[email protected]>, > "Shelly Adams" > <[email protected]>, > [email protected], "Laurie Ann > Ness" <[email protected]>, Betsy > Scott/R6/USDAFS@FSNOTES, > [email protected], > "Warner, Kevin S. 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I > checked with Gail Collins at Hart Mt Refuge about the rumor that WNS was > suspected on bats roosting in buildings there a couple of weeks ago and > samples had been sent off somewhere. It is not true, no one has even been > on Hart Mt for months. I'll add that while not impossible, in the winter > climate at Hart Mt this time of year, the likelihood of bats roosting in > unheated buildings is pretty slim unless there is a cellar or cave-like > feature. Also, although we don't want to rule out all possibilities, WNS > has been documented in wintering bat populations in caves and mines to > date, no records of WNS in wintering bats in buildings or bridges yet. We > don't know when or where WNS will show up in the PNW, however given what we > know about transmission, I would expect to see it in a number of places > before it shows up at a relatively remote site such as Hart Mt. - not > impossible mind you and being on the lookout everywhere is a good plan of > course, please do conduct a little follow up before going forward with such > reports as it could be helpful and save time and energy in the long run. > > A reminder that the protocol for submitting suspect WNS bats for testing in > the PNW is to go through your State Wildlife Vets, I will send out more > information on this soon. For now, those contacts are: Oregon - Colin > Gillin (541) 757-5232 or Julia Burco (541) 757-5233, Washington - Kristin > Mansfield (WDFW wildlife veterinarian):(509) 892-1001, #326 or Ella Rowan > (509) 892-1001, #316 > > Please notify me as well if WNS suspect bats are detected somewhere in the > PNW at the contact information below. Thanks, Pat > > > > "Laughter is the closest distance between two people" Victor Borge > > Pat Ormsbee - R-6 Bat Specialist > Willamette NF > 3106 Pierce Parkway, Suite D > Springfield, OR 97477 > [email protected] > > 541-225-6442 > c 541-954-0083 >
