MDNR Diseased Wildlife Reporting Form

MDNR Weblink for online reporting form:

http://www.michigandnr.com/diseasedwildlifereporting/disease_obsreport.asp

NFWF  Factsheet: Bats for the Future Fund

Authors: Amanda Bassow

Author Affiliation: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Journal: NFWF Website

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are launching the Bats for the Future (BFF) Fund, which will pool public and private dollars to promote survival of bats in North America. The BFF Fund will award grants annually to develop innovative tools to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome, and speed the recovery of surviving bat populations.

private dollars to promote survival of bats in North America. The BFF Fund will award grants annually to develop innovative tools to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome, and speed the recovery of surviving bat populations.

North American White Nose Fungus Occurance Map

Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) Response Plan - 2010

Authors: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) (gratefully acknowledges the work of Dave Redell and colleagues of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

Author Affiliation: Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE)

Journal: MDNR Website

Abstract: Conserving bats is important. Bats make up one-forth of the world's mammalian species. Because the complex and sometimes subtle ecological roles played by bats are only beginning to be understood, the long term ecological effects of bat mortality due to WNS remain to be seen.
However, experience to date suggests that as WNS continues to spread, entire species of bats could be lost or driven to the brink of extinction. In addition, fewer bats will likely mean increased numbers of insects, resulting in more insect damage to crops and forests, and potentially an increase in insect borne agri- and arbori-cultural disease outbreaks, with potentially increased use of pesticides.

A Northern Michigan Bat Doctor Fights for the Hibernacula's Future

Authors: Suzanne Van Dam

Author Affiliation: MyNorth

Journal: Traverse Magazine

Abstract: The Great Lakes have buffered Michigan's bats against a disastrous disease that's decimated populations up and down the East Coast. Writer Suzanne Van Dam ventures underground with Dr. Allen Kurta and his bat squad to learn what the future holds for our mysterious and misunderstood friends of the night.