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White-nose syndrome in bats

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Link to video (with audio)  discussion of bats affected by white-nose syndrome

 

Video: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/wns2.html

Title: Something is killing our bats. Commentary by Susi von Oettingen, endangered species biologist for the Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Download: right-click on this link and select "Save target As"
Credit: USFWS
Format: Windows Media Video
Quality: 359Kbps
Audio channels: 2
Rights summary: There are no rights or restrictions associated with this clip
File size: 12.25 MB

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Caption: Discolored spots on wing membranes, little brown bat maternity colony, Selinsgrove, Pa.
Credit and contact: Photo courtesy Greg Turner/Pennsylvania Game Commission
Image size: 3456p (48 in.) W x 2304p (32 in.) H, 72 ppi, 2.6 MB

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Caption: Flaky skin on bat forearm, little brown bat maternity colony, Selinsgrove, Pa.
Credit and contact: Photo courtesy Greg Turner/Pennsylvania Game Commission
Image size: 3456p (48 in.) W x 2304p (32 in.) H, 72 ppi, 2.8 MB

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Caption: Bat with suspected white-nose syndrome in Fayette County, Pa.
Credit and contact: Photo courtesy Greg Turner/Pennsylvania Game Commission
Image size: 2257p (7.5 in.) W x 1845p (6.2 in.) H, 300 ppi, 3.4 MB

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Caption: Cluster of bats showing symptoms of white-nose syndrome
Credit: Greg Thompson/USFWS
Image size: 2592p (14.4 in.) W x 1944p (10.8 in.) H, 180 ppi, 1.9 MB

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Caption: Little brown bat showing symptoms of white-nose syndrome
Credit: Greg Thompson/USFWS
Image size: 3504p (48.7 in.) W x 2336p (32.4) H, 72 ppi, 3.0 MB

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Caption: Little brown bat showing dehydration and emaciation, two symptoms of white-nose syndrome
Credit: FWS
Image size: 2336p (32.4) W x 3504p (48.7) H, 72ppi, 2.9 MB

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Caption: Possible sign of fungal irritation on arm, Barton Cave, Pa.
Credit: Photo courtesy Greg Turner, Pennsylvania Game Commission
Image size: 1463p (9.753) W x 1455p (9.7) H, 72ppi, 839 KB

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Caption: Possible sign of fungal irritation on ear, Canoe Creek, Blair County, Pa.
Credit: Photo courtesy Greg Turner, Pennsylvania Game Commission
Image size: 1057p (3.523) W x 1051p (3.503) H, 300ppi, 655 KB

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Caption: Possible sign of irritation on arm (pink patches) of bat emerging from hibernation, Barton Cave, Pa.
Credit: Photo courtesy Charlie Eichelberger, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
Image size: 2444p (33.944) W x 1743p (24.208) H, 72ppi, 3.31 MB

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Caption: Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome, New York
Credit: Photo courtesy Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Image size: 1400p (4.667) W x 2100p (7.0) H, 300ppi, 1.87 MB

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Caption: Little brown bats with white-nose syndrome, New York
Credit: Photo courtesy Nancy Heaslip, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Image size: 1431p (9.54) W x 659p (4.393) H, 150ppi, 573 KB

 

Last updated: September 24, 2008