PREVIOUS BREAKING NEWS ITEMS
7/14/09:
USFWS extends grant deadline to 7/31 for $800,000 for WNS research:
Read the full proposal here
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7/8/09:
Joint Senate Subcommittee Hearing on WNS --
Video & transcripts of the presentations.
7/7/09:
Tennessee and TNC close all owned caves for a year
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6/15/09:
WNS fungus named:
Geomyces destructans
6/11/09:
Sen. Lautenberg
(D/NJ) proposes Senate hearings on WNS.
6/4/09:
Joint House Subcommittee Hearing on WNS --
Video & transcripts of the presentations
.
6/2/09:
New WNS Video:
The Battle for Bats!
Share it widely!
5/21/09:
USFS Closes Caves and Mines in Region 8 to Protect Bats in Southeast.
5/15/09:
25 Congressmen urge emergency WNS research funding from Interior Dept.
5/5/09:
NCC and NSS carefully open NY caves -
read the full statement here.
4/30/09:
25 Congressmen urge emergency WNS research funding from Interior Dept.
4/24/09:
Indiana DNR Closes all caves, mines, and sinkholes in the state.
4/14/09:
Int'l Congress/NSS Convention Issues WNS Policy, cancels many trips.
3/26/09:
USFWS Calls for 17-State Caving Moratorium.
Full Advisory.
FAQ.