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Bats Are Dying in Large Numbers and No One Knows Why

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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In what is one of the worst calamities to hit bat populations in the United States, on average 90 percent of the hibernating bats in four caves and mines in New York have died since last winter. Bat experts fear that what they call White Nose Syndrome may spell doom for several species that keep insect pests under control.

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