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Bat Killer: White Nose Syndrome [Video]
Scientific American - www.scientificamerican.com
21 Aug 2009
D Biello
Since it was first observed in New York in 2006, a bat-killing infection known as white nose syndrome has spread across the Eastern Seaboard. More than a million bats of six different species have perished so far and infected caverns continue to be discovered. That's bad news since the fungus kills at least 90 percent of the bats it infects.
Even worse, the fungus may not be the culprit, but merely an opportunistic invader breaking out among bats already weakened by some other unknown factor.
Check out the fungus and efforts to fight the bat killer in this video:
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Deadly seaweed chokes Solent waterwaysThe Guardian - www.guardian.co.uk
21 Aug 2009
Farm runoffs and sewage outflows boost growth and puts birds and marine life at risk
Blooms of seaweed choking the waterways of the Solent have been caused by large amounts of untreated sewage and farm fertilisers dumped into the sea, according to the Environment Agency.
Extra nutrients in the pollutants combined with sunny weather has enabled the seaweed to grow out of control around Worthing in West Sussex, Ventnor in the Isle of Wight and at Langstone harbour. The growth has cut off access to food for local birds, fish and crustaceans and depleted oxygen in the water.
No evidence of chronic wasting disease found in Florida white-tailed deer
Washington County News - www.chipleypaper.com
21 Aug 2009
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has not found any evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) after extensive testing of the state’s white-tailed deer population.
The FWC tested 582 free-ranging deer during the past year and more than 4,000 deer during the past seven years, with no CWD-positive results.
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State: Fish virus detected in 2 Michigan lakes
Fox WSJV 28 - www.fox28.com [source: Associated Press]
20 Aug 2009
Location: Lake St. Clair - Map It
and Baseline Lake - Map It 
, Michigan, USAA fish-killing virus has been detected in southeast Michigan's Lake St. Clair and Baseline Lake in Washtenaw County.
The state Department of Natural Resources announced the discovery of viral hemorrhagic septicemia on Thursday based on test results from routine surveillance and other testing this spring.
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