What to do if you find a dead or dying bat

1. Contact your state wildlife agency, e-mail us at WhiteNoseBats@fws.gov, or contact your nearest Service field office at www.fws.gov/northeast/offices.html to report your potential WNS observations.
2. Photograph the potentially affected bats (including close-up shots if possible) and send the photograph and a report to the contacts above.
3. If you need to dispose of a dead bat found on your property, pick it up with a plastic bag over; your hand. Place both the bat and the bag into another plastic bag, close it securely, and dispose of it with your garbage. Wash your hands and any clothing that encounters the bat thoroughly.
4. If you see a band on the wing of a bat, please contact your state wildlife agency or your nearest Service field office.

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