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White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species biologist Susi von Oettingen talks about white-nose syndrome in bats and investigates a hibernaculum in an abandoned mine and the area around it. ...  
 
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julzlolsmileyface (5 months ago) Show Hide
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poor bats!!!

gee... now WHY do i have the feeling that humans/chemiclas that we used have something to do with this?!

:( poor bats!
driggswv (5 months ago) Show Hide
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The most popular hypothesis at this point seems to be that WNS is the direct result of the newly-identified fungus Geomyces destructans, which is likely an invasive species in this country accidentally introduced from Europe.
iggy6 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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This is caused by the fibrous material sprayed through chemtrails. The same as Morgellons that affects humans, colony collapse disorder killing bees, and many different types of birds.
Sinisterene (7 months ago) Show Hide
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OF COURSE!

It's also what causes colony collapse disorder, right?
driggswv (5 months ago) Show Hide
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No, there is absolutely zero research that suggests "fibrous material sprayed through chemtrails" is directly or indirectly related to White-Nose Syndrome. While the end result may be the same (widespread death of an animal), WNS in bats and colony collapse disorder in bees have not been linked in any way.

WNS has been directly linked to the fungus Geomyces destructans - google it.
OctopusDropkick (1 year ago) Show Hide
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The fungus is a result of a weakened immune system from starving, it isn't the cause. It's a result.
kiddrulz (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Has anyone put any consideration into a possible connection to global warming? I know no one wants to hear more global warming hoo-haa but if you think about it, I live in VT and it was an off and on warm winter!
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Its not global warming. Its a fungus that causes them to exert their fat stores and forces them to leave hibernation early to search for food. They die of because they are not designed for cold temperatures.
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Some bat biologists theorize that local applications of pesticides directed at mosquitoes/moths may have affected the bats' metabolism enough to cause them to burn their winter fat reserves too quickly. Weakened starving bats could be more susceptible to opportunistic infections like the white-nose fungus.
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This is indeed a death sentence for the majority. The population is unlikely to recover in our lifetime. I thought I heard elsewhere that they were dehydrated and that was one of the reasons they emerged from hibernacula so its not just a fat reserve situation. Ugh need more info soon but unfortunately these poor creatures don't get the appeciation that birds receive when events such as this occur.

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