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gullywalker t1_iy98gja wrote

I quit caving cause of the white nose syndrome. I miss it but gotta save the bats.

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Harabeck t1_iy9ck79 wrote

There's a state park near me with awesome caves that I used to explore for hours. They're all blocked off now, which is sad, but worth it to help the bats.

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BlackisCat t1_iyaftoi wrote

You are awesome dude(tte). I honestly wish more caves would either close to the public or have very thorough measures in place to ensure people are going in with clean shoes and no pets.

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Blunkus t1_iyaslgl wrote

Most in my area closed in the last 5-10 years because of it. A shame. Obviously the bats and ecosystem is more important, but still a bummer.

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creamy_cheeks t1_iydc514 wrote

is the fungus human caused? How do we eradicate it? I don't really understand how it can be combated

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gullywalker t1_iye7nv7 wrote

I don’t know if it can be eradicated. I also don’t know if it’s human caused.

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