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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Deadly fungus found in Minnesota bat caves

A fungus that spreads a disease that’s nearly always fatal to bats has been found in two of Minnesota’s largest bat caves — the Soudan Underground Mine near Lake Vermilion and a cave at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park in southern Minnesota.
Deadly fungus found in Minnesota bat caves
The two Minnesota sites are considered among the state’s largest bat hibernacula — or wintering sites — and thousands of bats live in both.

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