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White-nose syndrome shows up in Yancey County

Biologists have confirmed white-nose syndrome at a third site in North Carolina, meaning two counties are now positive for the disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of bats in the Eastern United States.

The disease was confirmed last week in Yancey County. It was previously discovered in a retired Avery County Mine and in a cave at Grandfather Mountain State Park.

While the news last week that a deadly bat disease had arrived in North Carolina was tragic, it did not come as a surprise to biologists.

Citizen-Times - www.citizen-times.com
01 Mar 2011
Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA - Map It

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Above-average manatee deaths recorded in first 2 months of 2011

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 163 manatees died in the state between January 1 and February 25.

That figure is well above the five-year average of 132 manatee deaths for the same time period.

A majority of the deaths are being blamed on the cold weather.

WINK News - www.winknews.com
02 Mar 2011
Location: Florida, USA - Map It

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Focused efforts for growing duties

Eradication campaigns that have reduced animal illnesses in previous decades are being adapted to eliminate smaller disease reservoirs.

Veterinarians who work outside federal agencies will be required to participate in training and regularly file renewals to maintain their ability to perform federal work.

At the same time, the Department of Agriculture is preparing to increase its veterinary duties while budget allocations remain level or fall.

JAVMA News - www.avma.org/onlnews/javma
15 Mar 2011
Photo credit: Jack Dykinga/USDA, ARS

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Biodiversity and Health Extinction by Infection: Biodiversity makes a difference

An important topic that emerged during Sustaining Life, Securing Our Future, a daylong symposium by CERC, concerned the role of biodiversity in reducing the affect of viruses and other pathogens on populations of special concern.

Throughout the past several decades, countless species have been infected by non-native deadly diseases and ultimately caused them to crash in numbers.

Analyses on the Honeycreeper birds of Hawaii and the hibernating bats in the North Eastern United States help us further understand the fragility of the environment in light of pervasive diseases.

State of the planet - blogs.ei.columbia.edu
02 Mar 2011
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Photo credit: USGS National Wildlife Health Center

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Photograph credit: Quan Min Li via The World's Rarest Birds

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