Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is actively engaged in the fight against White-nose Syndrome. The Department participates in disease surveillance, research, and monitoring of bat populations affected by WNS. Staff within the Department also serve on regional and national committees for coordinating work priorities, including through the National Plan for White-nose Syndrome.

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Biologists check Vermont cave for bat disease rate

DORSET, Vt. (AP) — The entrance to the Aeolus cave in Dorset is littered with the bones of thousands of bats that have died since white nose syndrome first appeared in Vermont. Biologists are hoping research gathered from data collected over the winter there will help determine if more bats are surviving the disease.

Everything animals: White-Nose Syndrome

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - White Nose Syndrome has caused the Vermont bat population to shrink. Now the Fish and Wildlife Department is racing to save the winged creatures.

Vermont Public Television - Outdoor Journal, Bat Research Segment

Vermont biologists study the impact of white-nose syndrome on bats.

Vermont Bat Researcher Helps Injured Man Out of Cave

A fish and wildlife specialist for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, familiar with caving techniques through years of surveying bats, used his experience to help an injured man out of a Vermont cave last week. Bat researcher Joel Flewelling was among the first rescuers able to reach the stranded patient deep inside Weybridge Cave on Tuesday, August 6. The man had broken his ankle in a fall and was unable to get out of the cave. He sent his friend to get help.

New Disease Threatens Northeastern Bats

New disease threatens Northeastern bats causing state fish and wildlife agencies to ask for help from cavers to protect bats.

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