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Fatal Bat Disease Has Made its Way to Eastern Washington
Posted By: Kalie Drago September 1, 2019
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the White-nose syndrome, a typically fatal disease for hibernating bats, has made its debut for the first in Washington east of the Cascade Mountains, near Cle Elum. It was discovered after a landowner sent four dead bats in for testing.
?Washington got its first case in 2016 near North Bend in King County and since that time we have confirmed 34 other cases,? said Rachel Blomker, Communications Manager. ?So far most of the cases have been right around North Bend. And where we found this case was right over the pass, just outside of Cle Elum in Kittitas County. We don?t know if it?s spreading across the mountains or if it?s been present on the east side just as long as it has been on the west side.?..
Fatal Bat Disease Has Made its Way to Eastern Washington
Posted By: Kalie Drago September 1, 2019
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the White-nose syndrome, a typically fatal disease for hibernating bats, has made its debut for the first in Washington east of the Cascade Mountains, near Cle Elum. It was discovered after a landowner sent four dead bats in for testing.
?Washington got its first case in 2016 near North Bend in King County and since that time we have confirmed 34 other cases,? said Rachel Blomker, Communications Manager. ?So far most of the cases have been right around North Bend. And where we found this case was right over the pass, just outside of Cle Elum in Kittitas County. We don?t know if it?s spreading across the mountains or if it?s been present on the east side just as long as it has been on the west side.?..
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