Working Together to Preserve and Protect
Monday and Tuesday I've was back in Hawaii, meeting with refuge and law enforcement staff, and visiting some truly inspirational places.
William Aila Talks about the land at Ka'ena Point Credit: USFWS
Sunshine State Bound
On Wednesday, I arrived in Miami with Secretary Salazar for the annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalism. I got lucky this year; it was the first time the conference has ever been held in a place with a subtropical climate.
When you think Miami (and Everglades country down in southern Florida) you think sunshine, but when we landed it was raining and cool.
Trouble in the Bat Cave: An L.A. Times Op-Ed
Today, we feature Dan's Los Angeles Times op-ed on a deadly bat disease called white-nose syndrome. The disease is killing bats, seriously affecting the economy and the environment.
You can find more information on white-nose syndrome at http://www.fws.gov/whitenosesyndrome. You can get regular updates about white-nose syndrome on Facebook and on Twitter
October 12, 2011
By Dan Ashe
It's October, which means that bats are once again having their annual star turn, popping up on classroom bulletin boards and store windows across America. But this year, actual living bats in North America aren't so abundant. They are being decimated by a deadly health epidemic.
