AP article...
Why are thousands of bats dying in New York?
Mysterious ‘white nose syndrome’ spreading at alarming rate
Mike Groll / AP
A team led by Alan Hicks, a wildlife biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, looks for bats in an abandoned limestone mine in Rosendale, N.Y., on Feb. 7. ...”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23169737/
Thank you for the info on NYC and New York State bats. We live in the Upper Hudson River Valley and I was vaguely aware that the bats were having problems in their winter caves. The last few summers have seen less bat activity for us.
I love the brown bats - they set up a maternity ward in the rafters and crawl space in our barn in early summer. They leave the babies there with a few “sitters” when they go out to feed.
It os good to know that NYC has their native bats and I hope they are able to enjoy a feast on the nuisance mosquitos, although it might be getting close to hibernation time.