Just as we posted the map below, another version came in showing that a new site in Connecticut is infected. According to one of the state biologists, the site had lots of tri-colored bats (formerly called eastern pipstrelles). The biologists think the infected site was the winter home for some bats they study every summer. Everyone is very sad to think those bats might be gone forever.
Here is the latest WNS map showing three new counties in Pennsylvania that probably have WNS-infected sites. Over the past winter, more infected sites were discovered in Virginia, West Virginia, and Ontario. Plus, scientists found infected sites for the first time in North Carolina and Indiana. This is very sad news for cave-dependant bats.
Volunteers from the Save Lucy Campaign will be at at Potomac Overlook Nature Center in Arlington, VA on April 3rd from 1:30 – 3:30 to help welcome a new cave exhibit. This is a great opportunity to learn about cave ecology and the region’s bats. From Potomac Overlook: Sunday, April 3, Potomac Overlook Regional Park presents a special version of our weekly outdoor offering. As usual, “Meet me on a Sunday” activities will include games, show and tell items refreshments between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. On April 3, also enjoy information and exhibits on bats and caving, Meet Save Lucy’s volunteers, a fantastic juggler, and “mini tours” of our new “Kids Cave” (family discovery “nook” in the nature center). Don’t forget . . . “Meet me on a Sunday” happens every Sunday, 1:30 – 3:30! If you have any questions, call 703-528-5406Visit Potomac Overlook for more information and directions. Save Lucy volunteers will also be at Fairfax County’s Earth Day – Arbor Day celebration at the Fairfax County Government Center on April 16 from 11am – 2pm. The government center is at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035. More information is available from Clean Fairfax
Your Mission With your parents, or another responsible adult, monitor a bat box or barn colony. Try to count the bats as they leave for the evening. Let your local nature center or wildlife rehabilitator know where the colony is.
Your Mission Help a bat rehabilitator by making pouches or quilts.
Your Mission Raise funds for White Nose Syndrome studies.
Your Mission Convince your teacher to include bats as a science subject in class.
Your Mission Start a Save Lucy Club chapter to study bats in your neighborhood. Work together to educate your neighbors and parents about bats.
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