NYLON – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) urges outdoor adventurers to suspend exploration of cave and mine sites that may serve as seasonal homes for hibernating bats that are sensitive to the deadly white nose syndrome. According to a press release from the DEC, human disturbances are especially harmful to the State’s bat population since the arrival of the disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has … [Read more...]
Bats Need Beauty Sleep, DEC says Avoid Caves and Mines
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) urges outdoor adventurers to refrain from exploring caves and mines because disturbing hibernating bats can actually kill them. According to a press release from the DEC, human disturbances are harmful to the state’s bat already declining population since the arrival of the disease known as white-nose syndrome, which has killed more than 90 percent of bats at … [Read more...]