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Researchers find bat-killing disease spreading to N.J.
The Star Ledger (posted by New Jersey News - www.nj.com)
23 Jan 2009
B Murray
Location: New Jersey, USA (Rockaway Township - Map It
) and (Denville, Map It)
A mysterious lethal disease killing bats in New York for the past two years has spread to populations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, wildlife authorities in both states said today.
Officials announced the discovery of hundreds of dead bats and a long-feared expansion of the phenomenon frequently called "white-nose syndrome."
More White Nose Syndrome News
>>> Bat sickness spreads: Pennsylvania animals found with white nose syndrome (Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA - Map It )
)The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Investigating Wild Turkey Deaths in Logan County
Kansas City Info Zine - www.infozine.com
22 Jan 2009
Location: Russell Springs, Kansas, USA - Map It
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is investigating the recent deaths of several wild turkeys in Logan County. A toxicology report of tissue samples received by KDWP Jan. 20 concluded that ingestion of zinc or aluminum phosphide was the cause of the birds’ deaths. Cause of death for a nearby raccoon was identified as anticoagulant rodenticide intoxication.
BBC News - news.bbc.co.uk
23 Jan 2009
Location: Perkins Island, Tasmania, Australia - Map It
More than 40 sperm whales have died after a pod of about 50 became stranded off southern Australia, wildlife officials have said.Rescuers have been trying to pour water over the survivors to keep them alive.
The pod is trapped on a sandbar 150m (500 feet) offshore from Perkins Island on the northwest coast of the island state of Tasmania. Rescue is proving difficult because of the whales' immense size, and because the area is only accessible by sea.
More Whale News
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