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<title>White nose syndrome ravages bat populations as it spreads west</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 12, 2012) White Nose Syndrome is a deadly bat disease that continues to spread rapidly across the U.S. It was first identified in a cave near Albany in 2006. In the six years since, it&apos;s wiped out 90% of the population of bats in many caves across northern New York and Vermont. Researchers have made headway identifying the fungal disease, but they&apos;ve found no way to stop it from infecting new sites as far away as western Ontario and Missouri. Brian Mann checked in with Mollie Mattieson, with the Center for Biological Diversity in Vermont, which has been one of the leading environmental groups working on white nose syndrome. She is just back from a national conference on the disease and says much of the news is still bleak. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[White Nose Syndrome is a deadly bat disease that continues to spread rapidly across the U.S. It was first identified in a cave near Albany in 2006. In the six years since, it&apos;s wiped out 90% of the population of bats in many caves across northern New York and Vermont. Researchers have made headway identifying the fungal disease, but they&apos;ve found no way to stop it from infecting new sites as far away as western Ontario and Missouri. Brian Mann checked in with Mollie Mattieson, with the Center for Biological Diversity in Vermont, which has been one of the leading environmental groups working on white nose syndrome. She is just back from a national conference on the disease and says much of the news is still bleak. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, bats, wildlife, outdoor recreation, bats, white nose syndrome, invasive, invasive species, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>White nose syndrome ravages bat populations as it spreads west</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 12, 2012) White Nose Syndrome is a deadly bat disease that continues to spread rapidly across the U.S. It was first identified in a cave near Albany in 2006. In the six years since, it&apos;s wiped out 90% of the population of bats in many caves across northern New York and Vermont. Researchers have made headway identifying the fungal disease, but they&apos;ve found no way to stop it from infecting new sites as far away as western Ontario and Missouri. Brian Mann checked in with Mollie Mattieson, with the Center for Biological Diversity in Vermont, which has been one of the leading environmental groups working on white nose syndrome. She is just back from a national conference on the disease and says much of the news is still bleak. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[White Nose Syndrome is a deadly bat disease that continues to spread rapidly across the U.S. It was first identified in a cave near Albany in 2006. In the six years since, it&apos;s wiped out 90% of the population of bats in many caves across northern New York and Vermont. Researchers have made headway identifying the fungal disease, but they&apos;ve found no way to stop it from infecting new sites as far away as western Ontario and Missouri. Brian Mann checked in with Mollie Mattieson, with the Center for Biological Diversity in Vermont, which has been one of the leading environmental groups working on white nose syndrome. She is just back from a national conference on the disease and says much of the news is still bleak. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19961/20120612/white-nose-syndrome-ravages-bat-populations-as-it-spreads-west">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, bats, wildlife, outdoor recreation, bats, white nose syndrome, invasive, invasive species, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>As bat disease spreads, scientists have few answers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17499/20110419/as-bat-disease-spreads-scientists-have-few-answers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 19, 2011) State biologists say Little brown bats are no longer the most common bat in New York.  Their numbers have been wiped out so dramatically by the fungal disease known as “white nose syndrome” that they are now outnumbered by Big brown bats.In all roughly half a million bats have died in New York state alone since 2007.  White nose has also spread from Upstate New York to a dozen other states, as well as Ontario and Quebec.Brian Mann checked in with Carl Herzog.  He’s a wildlife biologist with the Department of Environmental Conservation, who led research trips to bat caves this winter.Herzog says two species – Indiana bats and Northern bats – have been nearly wiped out.  But he also said researchers found some signs for hope. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17499/20110419/as-bat-disease-spreads-scientists-have-few-answers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State biologists say Little brown bats are no longer the most common bat in New York.  Their numbers have been wiped out so dramatically by the fungal disease known as “white nose syndrome” that they are now outnumbered by Big brown bats.In all roughly half a million bats have died in New York state alone since 2007.  White nose has also spread from Upstate New York to a dozen other states, as well as Ontario and Quebec.Brian Mann checked in with Carl Herzog.  He’s a wildlife biologist with the Department of Environmental Conservation, who led research trips to bat caves this winter.Herzog says two species – Indiana bats and Northern bats – have been nearly wiped out.  But he also said researchers found some signs for hope. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17499/20110419/as-bat-disease-spreads-scientists-have-few-answers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, environment, outdoor recreation, wildlife, bats, white nose syndrome, wns, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>White Nose syndrome continues rapid spread, infecting bats</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17159/20110215/white-nose-syndrome-continues-rapid-spread-infecting-bats</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 15, 2011) The rapid spread of the bat-killing disease known as White Nose Syndrome continues to baffle and alarm scientists.  The fungus was first identified in upstate New York and has now appeared in states as far away as Oklahoma and North Carolina.  Brian Mann has our update. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17159/20110215/white-nose-syndrome-continues-rapid-spread-infecting-bats">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The rapid spread of the bat-killing disease known as White Nose Syndrome continues to baffle and alarm scientists.  The fungus was first identified in upstate New York and has now appeared in states as far away as Oklahoma and North Carolina.  Brian Mann has our update. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17159/20110215/white-nose-syndrome-continues-rapid-spread-infecting-bats">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, environment, winter, wildlife, bats, white nose syndrome, science, topstory, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>White nose syndrome in 2010</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16895/20101229/white-nose-syndrome-in-2010</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 29, 2010) The deadly bat disease known as ‘white nose syndrome’ was first identified in northern New York over three years ago. It’s still spreading rapidly, with outbreaks confirmed this year in Ontario and as far away as Tennessee.Here in the North Country, biologists now say the disease has wiped out 95% of the largest bat colonies. Brian Mann was with a team of biologists when they returned early last spring to the cave near Albany where the first bats infected with white nose were discovered. He sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16895/20101229/white-nose-syndrome-in-2010">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The deadly bat disease known as ‘white nose syndrome’ was first identified in northern New York over three years ago. It’s still spreading rapidly, with outbreaks confirmed this year in Ontario and as far away as Tennessee.Here in the North Country, biologists now say the disease has wiped out 95% of the largest bat colonies. Brian Mann was with a team of biologists when they returned early last spring to the cave near Albany where the first bats infected with white nose were discovered. He sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16895/20101229/white-nose-syndrome-in-2010">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, environment, outdoor recreation, bats, extinction, science, technology, white nose syndrome, center for biological diversity, [loc:42.6606370 -74.0208550], topstory, top2010</itunes:keywords>
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