This summer be on the look out for an extra 2.4 million pounds of insects out to get you! So far an estimated 500,000 bats have died from "white-nose syndrome," from a fungus that started in NY is making it's way to a cave near you!
Bats may be creepy, but they are an important part of our ecosystem. Without them the insect population will grow out of control, and fast. A bat eats it's own weight in bugs every day.
So to all you hikers and cave dwellers be advised all the caves and mines are currently closed for the year.
Bats may be creepy, but they are an important part of our ecosystem. Without them the insect population will grow out of control, and fast. A bat eats it's own weight in bugs every day.
So to all you hikers and cave dwellers be advised all the caves and mines are currently closed for the year.
Adapted from
Foxnews.comForest Service Closing Caves to Stop Bat Fungus Saturday, May 02, 2009
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518702,00.html
Foxnews.comForest Service Closing Caves to Stop Bat Fungus Saturday, May 02, 2009
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518702,00.html
