90% of CT Bats Dead due to Plague
Leslie reported about white-nose syndrome back in February before scientists were able to estimate the devastation seen to bat populations over the winter. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection estimates that 90% of their bat population has been wiped out by disease. The mountain ranges of nearby states including New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont are reporting similar findings as the illness spreads.Bats are migratory animals and with no explanation for the spread of the disease, white-nose syndrome could have an incredible detrimental effect on our nation's ecology. Scientists fear what will happen with the virus hits Virginia which is known to have one of the largest bat hibernation areas in the world. Mosquito and moth populations normally curbed by bats could explode and with it a higher incidence of mosquito born viruses and damage to agriculture as moth larvae takes over.
An estimated one million bats have died in their caves over the past four months and there is still no explanation.
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