MyCentralJersey.com: NJ bats' demise is alarming, but news isn't all bad


A bat rehabilitator in Milford feeds a mealworm to a little brown bat she has raised from its infancy.
Photo credit: Gannett New Jersey

White-nose syndrome has claimed 90 percent of the bats that hibernate in Hibernia Mine in Morris County, New Jersey's largest hibernaculum, according to a state Department of Environmental Protection official. Scientists counted just 1,753 bats in the mine during a Feb. 14 visit, a dramatic drop from the more than 27,000 that typically spend their winter there, said Mick Valent, principal zoologist with the state's Endangered and Non-game Species Program.

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 4/12/2010 6:00 AM
Categories: Bats
Tags: bats dep morris county white-nose syndrome hibernia mine
 

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