White Nose Syndrome wiping out bats in Northeast


	White Nose Syndrome wiping out bats in Northeast

nuttyriv3r

3-29-2009 7:35 PM

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american empire, animal pestilence, nature retaliates, bats, white nose syndrome, geomyces

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3-30-2009 2:32 PM

tanyamm

I hope they find a cause and a cure soon. Those poor bats.

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