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PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats – North America: regulation

White nose syndrome -- United StatesA federal agency hopes to help save an ailing species of bat with new regulations.The US Fish and Wildlife Service [Wed 13 Jan 2016] announced the final "4(d) rule" it's implementing to help protect the Northern long-eared bat from human interference as scientists try to stop white-nose syndrome, which has devastated bat populations.Director Dan Ashe, Fish and Wildlife Service, called the deadly fungal syndrome "one of the most devastating diseases for wildlife Read more [...]