Category Archives: Bats

Hunting helps suppress chronic wasting disease in Colorado mule deer herds

Posted on August 26, 2020 by admin

Rebecca Ferrell Public Information and Website Manager 720-595-1449 / rebecca.ferrell@state.co.us  August 19, 2020  A Colorado Parks and Wildlife study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases indicates sufficient hunting pressure may be the key to controlling chronic wasting disease in mule … Continue reading →

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Group sues to restart Wisconsin DNR hunter education courses

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

 By TODD RICHMONDJune 17, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Kansas-based hunting advocacy group filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to restart in-person hunter education courses. Wisconsin law requires anyone born after Jan. … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on April 6, 2020 by admin

BBC news April 6, 2020 The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of an animal infected with Covid-19 in the US. The Bronx Zoo, in New York City, says the test result was confirmed by … Continue reading →

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit northern long-eared bat listing

Posted on March 27, 2020 by admin

By Laura Bies Posted on February 13, 2020 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must reconsider its decision to list the northern long-eared bat as threatened rather than endangered under the Endangered Species Act. ©USFWS A federal judge last week … Continue reading →

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Bats, Coronaviruses, and Zoonotic Disease

Posted on February 4, 2020 by admin

Published on January 30, 2020 Written by Admin Bat Conservation International’s FAQ on Bats, Coronaviruses, and Zoonotic Disease Bat Conservation International is monitoring the news and information about the spreading novel coronavirus (nCoV-2019) that was first detected in Wuhan, China. … Continue reading →

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