ApocaDocs: Scientists Fear Bat-Killing Disease May Spread

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Posted Sun Nov 16 2008: from WJZ (Baltimore):


	Scientists Fear Bat-Killing Disease May Spread http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1226861798 Something is killing bats by the thousands. Whole colonies have been wiped out in the northeast, and there is worry it could spread to Maryland.... "High numbers of deaths. They're moving in the day time, they're roosting in unusual locations. It's all very unusual behavior for bats," said Aimee Haskem, UM Center for Environmental Science.... So far, there's no sign of white nose syndrome in Maryland.

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