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TWRA confirms 1st cases of White Nose Syndrome in Tennessee Bats

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has received confirmation that two bats have tested positive for White Nose Syndrome, a white fungus that is responsible for the deaths of thousands of bats in the Eastern United States.

This is the first record of White Nose Syndrome in Tennessee. The bats were hibernating in Worley's Cave in Sullivan County. Three tri-colored bats were collected by the TWRA and submitted to the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, WI for testing last week.

Last spring the state of Tennessee, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority closed caves on public lands in Tennessee in an attempt to slow the spread of the fungus.

Last April park managers in the Great Smoky Mountains closed 17 caves and two mine complexes in order to help protect native populations of bats against the disease.

Please click here to read the full TWRA story.


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