PREVIOUS BREAKING NEWS ITEMS

10/2/18:	National Decontamination Protocol Minor updates September 2018
5/21/18:	NSS calls on U.S. Gov't to Change Closure Policies on WNS
3/14/18:	WNS Fungus Detected in Second County in Washington State
1/27/18:	Hoosier National Forest Ends Bat Cave Closures
1/2/18:	Lethal fungus that causes WNS may have an Achilles' heel
8/1/17:	Deadly Fungus Affecting Hibernating Bats Could Spread During Summer
4/18/17:	Eastern Oklahoma Bats Test Positive for WNS
3/23/17:	Fungus that Causes WNS Detected in Texas
3/15/17:	White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Nebraska
2/3/17:	Effects of Pathogen Decontamination on the Strength of Climbing Rope and Harness Equipment
12/27/16:	*Using a Novel Partitivirus in Pseudogymnoascus destructans* to Understand the Epidemiology of White-Nose Syndrome**
10/11/16:	New Policies Needed for Cave Management - Merlin Tuttle
10/4/16:	$2.5M, Four-Year Study Launched to Fight Bat-Decimating Disease
8/3/16:	WNS in Washington state likely originated in Eastern U.S.
5/1/16:	Merlin Tuttle praises cavers for stepping up to fight WNS
4/12/16:	Revised National WNS Decontamination Protocol released
3/31/16:	Bat with white-nose syndrome confirmed in Washington state
3/28/16:	Revised Cave Access Advisory
1/14/16:	Northern Long-eared Bat Listed as Threatened
11/12/15:	Fungus That Causes Bat Disease Detected in Nebraska
11/2/15:	Bat Disease Fungus Found to be Widespread in Northeast China
9/29/15:	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $2.5M To Address Deadly Bat Disease
9/10/15:	Banana-preserving bacteria show promise against bat-killing fungus
5/29/15:	New decontamination revision, now decon at 140f
5/21/15:	Bats treated for WNS released near Hannibal, MO
5/20/15:	Oklahoma 26th state positive for fungus
5/15/15:	Bat release event for successful WNS treatment May 19 in Missouri
5/12/15:	WNS Small Grants Proposals due June 13th
4/15/15:	White Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Iowa
4/1/15:	IMPORTANT ARTICLE ON HUMAN TRANSMISSION OF WNS!
6/27/14:	Virginia big-eared bat may be immune to WNS
6/18/14:	USFWS Awards $1.8 Million in Grants for Work on White-nose Syndrome
6/11/14:	Mississippi 25th state tested suspect for Pseudogymnoascus destructans
6/3/14:	USFS Region 8 (Southern) issues 5 year blanket cave closure
5/6/14:	Oklahoma removed from list of suspected bat fungus areas and Cave Myotis removed from Pd positive species
2/24/14:	White-nose syndrome found in tour routes of Mammoth Cave
2/22/14:	USFWS WNS research grant proposals due 31 March 2014
1/29/14:	White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Arkansas
12/20/13:	Jackson Co., Missouri -- the westernmost WNS confirmation yet. See map below.
8/9/13:	P. destructans Found on Minnesota Bats
8/8/13:	USFS Region 8 (Southeast) extends their cave closure order until May 21, 2014
7/29/13:	*Arkansas Confirms Presence of P. destructans* (formerly G. destructans)**
7/19/13:	Geomyces destructans reclassified as Pseudogymnoascus destructans
6/28/13:	Monongahela National Forest Cave Closure Order Extended Indefinitely
6/27/13:	USFWS awards $950K in WNS grants to 28 states
5/28/13:	Scientists Summarize WNS Research
5/9/13:	USGS Predicts Regional Extirpation of Indiana Bats
5/7/13:	CBD Appeals USFS Region 2 Cave Openings
4/10/13:	President Obama's proposed budget, released yesterday, has several proposed increases in WNS funding
4/8/13:	WNS at Fern and Three Other SCCi Caves
4/8/13:	FWS Confirms WNS at Fern Cave, Alabama
4/6/13:	Canada Approves WNS Funding
4/1/13:	Florida Fish & Wildlife Asks Cavers to Decon (Not an April Fools Joke!)
3/28/13:	USFS Region 2 Re-opens Caves Under Tiered WNS Plan; NSS Dec. Environmental Assessment Comments
3/25/13:	2013 Hellhole Bat Survey: Big-Ears AOK; Indianas, Little Browns Devastated
3/12/13:	Georgia has WNS
3/11/13:	WNS is now confirmed in South Carolina
2/28/13:	WNS confirmed in four Illinois counties
2/28/13:	Prince Edward Island WNS Confirmed
2/16/13:	National Park Service Releases WNS Videos: Press Release Video link
2/15/13:	WNS Found in KY's Carter Caves and Kingdom Come State Parks
2/13/13:	First potential WNS case found on Prince Edward Island, Canada
2/12/13:	Cumberland Gap National Park Reports WNS
2/11/13:	Published Paper Details WNS Decon Protocol Research Says human-vectored transport may be rare
1/29/13:	North Carolina Releases WNS Surveillance and Response Plan
1/25/13:	White-Nose Syndrome confirmed in bat at Onondaga Cave
1/16/13:	WNS in Mammoth Cave National Park
12/19/12:	Study shows Geomyces destructans can persist in cave sediments
12/10/12:	Some WNS bats also suffer from IRIS - could benefit AIDS patients
11/15/12:	USFS Region 2 Begins WNS Environmental Assessment - Public Comment Due Dec. 17
10/1/12:	WNS Impact on Indiana bat Population (data through 2009) Updated I-bat data through 2011
9/21/12:	Economic and Social Impact of Cave Closures - A Case Study of the Monongahela National Forest
8/23/12:	USFS Region 2 On Line Cave Visitation Exemption Forms Up and Running
8/13/12:	PA Game Commission May List Three Bat Species as Endangered - Public Input Sought by Sept. 11
8/2/12:	USFS Issues New Region 2 Closure Order - NSS/CRF exemptions permitted. Press Release
7/26/12:	Sen. Lautenberg's Emergency Wildlife Disease Bill passes Committee
7/11/12:	USFWS Awards $900K in State WNS Grants
7/6/12:	Bats' Social Behavior Alters WNS Effects. Published research.
7/3/12:	USFWS Revised WNS Decon Protocols
6/13/12:	Low Level of Gd Fungus Found at Iowa's Maquoketa SP - Caves Remain Open with Additional Precautions
6/12/12:	Tennessee Extends Cave Closures 4th Year
5/28/12:	WNS Confirmed in Grey Bats in Tennessee
5/21/12:	USFS Southern Region (8) Extends Cave Closures to 2013
5/1/12:	WNS Confirmed in Hamilton County, TN
4/20/12:	NYDEC Reports Bat Population Rebounds in Original WNS Caves
4/10/12:	Study Provides Evidence Geomyces destructans Came from Europe Supporting Information Here
4/9/12:	USFWS Releases New Decon Protocols
4/8/12:	USFWS awards $1.4 Million for WNS Research; aims for large-scale cave fungicide treatment.Jeremy Coleman is national WNS coordinator for USFWS.
4/2/12:	Three cases of bat disease discovered in Missouri
3/30/12:	White-nose syndrome detected in Delaware bats
3/20/12:	Maine's Acadia National Park confirms WNS
3/20/12:	WNS confirmed in Great Smoky National Park
3/15/12:	Briefing: What's Killing All of the Bats? And Why Should We Be Worried?
3/14/12:	WNS Confirmed in Alabama
3/14/12:	Feds asked to declare three bat species endangered
3/11/12:	USFWS launches its new WNS website
2/28/12:	Emergency Assessment Concludes Three Bat Species Endangered in Canada
2/24/12:	USFWS Replies to NSS
2/7/12:	WNS Spreads in Kentucky
2/1/12:	WNS spreading in Ohio
1/26/12:	First confirmation of WNS in bats in Europe
1/25/12:	NSS Challenges USFWS Bat Death Estimate - Calls for Details to Be Released - NSS Letter - Press Release
1/17/12:	US Fish and Wildlife Service: WNS bat deaths now over 5.5 million
12/26/11:	Little Brown Bats in WNS Areas Are Breeding
12/23/11:	NSS-funded WNS Implant Research Project Makes News
12/21/11:	Congress Approves $4 Million for WNS
12/20/11:	Vermont Bat Colonies Smaller, But Apparently Healthy
11/28/11:	Southeastern Cave Conservancy Re-opens Caves
11/3/11:	Action Alert! NSS Petitions President Obama for WNS Funding
10/26/11:	Fungus proven to cause WNS
10/21/11:	USFWS issues RFP for $1 Million WNS Research
9/26/11:	Department of Defense Issues Interim WNS Plan
9/23/11:	USGS Urges Universal Precautions to Prevent Human Transmission of WNS
8/13/11:	NSS Awards 14th WNS Research Grant
7/28/11:	USFWS Replies to CBD Intent to Sue USFWS Replies to NSS Comments on CBD Intent to Sue - Cave Advisory to Be Re-examined
6/28/11:	USFWS Finds Endangered Species Review Warranted for Two Bat Species. Press release Formal finding
6/14/11	NSS Response to CBD Intent to Sue
6/12/11:	Forest Service Region 2 Permits Caving for NSS Convention
6/8/11:	Mark Twain National Forest (MO) Continues Emergency Cave Closure Until April 2016
5/25/11:	CBD Files Intent to Sue in 30 Days if all Federal Bat Caves not Closed, "take" under ESA not Redefined, and all Federal Caves not Designated "significant" under FCRPA: Intent Letter -- Press Release
5/24/11:	WNS Confirmed in Maine
5/17/11:	USFWS Unveils National Plan to Combat WNS: Press Release National Plan Q&A
5/11/11:	US Forest Service Northern Region seeks public input on cave restrictions by May 28
5/11/11:	Colorado BLM Seeks Public Input on Target Closures by June 3
4/22/11:	Montana Signed Editorial Opposes USFS Cave Closures
4/19/11:	Geomyces destructans Confirmed in Nova Scotia
4/18/11:	WNS in New River Gorge National River
4/14/11:	USFWS offers $200,000 total for state WNS recovery grants
4/13/11:	WNS Confirmed in Kentucky
4/4/11:	Analysis: WNS Could Cost U.S. Agriculture Billions
3/30/11:	WNS Confirmed in Ohio Gated Mine in Wayne National Forest
3/30/11:	WNS Confirmed in New Brunswick
3/29/11:	Maryland Confirms New WNS Site
3/14/11:	US Forest Service seeks input on caving at NSS Convention
3/8/11:	NSS Re-opens John Guilday Preserve (Trout Cave Remains Closed)
2/9/11:	North Carolina Confirms WNS
2/8/11:	Mammoth Cave NP Issues WNS Plan
2/3/11:	Vermont Panel Votes to Add 2 Bats to Endangered Species List
2/1/11:	Indiana DNR Confirms Bats with Geomyces destructans.
1/30/11:	Washington State urges no caving, full decon, and no dogs.
1/25/11:	BLM and New Mexico Issue Bat Cave Closures. Press Release. BLM Closure Order.
1/14/11:	USFWS/AFWA announce WNS National Plan Steering Committees
12/26/10:	NSS Files Formal Comments on Draft National WNS Plan. Recommended NSS experts.
12/17/10:	CBD, BCI, Kunz call for Little Brown Bat to be Added to Endangered Species List Full study/petition CBD Press Release
12/16/10:	Compromise in Wisconsin: Pierce Co. Herald \| MyGatewayNews \| Natural Resources Board
12/9/10:	NM's El Malpais National Monument Closes Caves
12/1/10:	Tennessee issues revised WNS Plan
11/10/10:	New Mexico Federal/State Agencies Adopt Targeted WNS Plan. Press Release here. Interagency Response Plan here.
11/8/10:	G. destructans More Widespread in Europe than Previously thought
10/27/10:	USFWS Releases Draft National WNS Plan - Public Comment Sought By Dec. 26. Press Release. Draft Plan. Plan Fact Sheet. Plan FAQ.
10/22/10:	Fighting Back in Wisconsin: NSS Sends Letter of Opposition. So does NCA.
10/17/10:	Wisconsin Public Hearings (Oct. 26 and Nov. 29) on Making Emergency Rules and More Permanent.Notice Documents.
10/13/10:	Northeast State Wildlife Grant Research Projects Awarded
10/5/10:	USFWS Announces $1.6 million in WNS Research Grants. List of Grants.
9/20/10:	Wisconsin to Act Wednesday on Naming Cave Bats as Threatened; To Set Precedent by naming Geomyces destructans as "prohibited invasive species"
9/19/10:	Forest Service to Require Decon Nationwide Oct. 1, including Show Caves USFS DC Memo; USFS Region 3 Memo; USFS Decon Protocols; USFS Interim WNS Plan
9/16/10:	Scientists Sequence Genome of WNS Fungus(See also RESEARCH below)
9/13/10:	National Wildlife Refuge System Closes Caves and Mines Nationwide
9/9/10:	USFS Region 2 Responds to NSS
9/1/10:	Wyoming's Caribou-Targhee NF Temporarily Closes Caves
8/24/10:	NSS member named USFWS WNS Communications Leader
8/22/10:	BLM Issues National WNS Memorandum
8/21/10:	Wyoming BLM Hosts Public Meetings on WNS - August 26 and 27
8/11/10:	NSS Protests USFS Region 2 Closure Order
8/10/10:	New Mexico Agencies/Cavers Meet on WNS
8/9/10:	Texas Restricts Cave Access
7/30/10:	BCI supports USFS Region 2 Blanket Closure
7/28/10:	Missouri Closes Devil's Icebox, extends Cave Closure Policy to Sept. 1
7/27/10:	USFS Closes Caves/Mines in CO, KS, NE, SD, WY: News Release & Formal order
7/26/10:	Western Cave Closure Consideration Attracts Lively Debate
7/20/10:	Virginia updates/loosens cave cleaning/decon recommendations
7/19/10:	Georgia WNS Plan Asks Cavers to Decon and Voluntarily Limit Caving The Response Plan
6/30/10:	WNS Fungus found on Southeastern Myotis bat in Virginia
6/25/10:	Alabama Releases WNS Plan
6/23/10:	CBD files intent to sue for inaction on bat listings
6/15/10:	TN Cave Closure Extended to Protect Bats
6/11/10:	States issue RFP for WNS transmission, treatment studies
6/7/10:	USFS Issues WNS Grants Including for Endangered Species Listing
5/19/10:	USFS Issues Closure Order for Michigan's Ottawa National Forest
5/19/10:	USFS Closes Ohio's Wayne National Forest Caves and Mines
5/19/10:	Geomyces destructans found on Oklahoma Cave Myotis. Official Press Release.
5/15/10:	Alberta closes Cadomin Cave
5/14/10:	Organizations/Researchers Ask US Senate for $5 Million for WNS
5/14/10:	WNS hits endangered grey bats in Missouri -Ozark NSR closes caves
5/7/10: 5/19/10:	USFWS announces $2 million research RFP . Full RFP attached. (Update: Application deadline extended until 6/14)
5/6/10:	CBD calls for Western states to take action
5/5/10:	USFWS awards $450,000 to 23 states
4/30/10:	WNS in Delaware
4/27/10:	USGS issues new WNS detection categories - suspected? presumed? confirmed?
4/26/10:	Illinois now closing its caves
4/24/10:	Monongahela National Forest extends cave closure order until 2012
4/19/10:	WNS found in Missouri -- Full Response Plan here
4/19/10:	WNS Now In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
4/12/10:	WNS confirmed in Québec - See map below
3/24/10:	Tennessee Closes Dunbar Cave SP due to WNS -- but WNS bat may be migrant...
3/22/10:	Maryland confirms WNS
3/19/10:	NSS Joins BCI, Others, Asks Congress for $5M for WNS
3/19/10:	First WNS Confirmed in Ontario, Canada
3/11/10:	Captive Endangered Bat Project Runs Into Trouble: Group files to revoke permit \| National Zoo Press Release \| Consultant's Report
3/9/10:	Sen. Leahy urges Interior to Increase WNS Funding
3/1/10:	NSS Calls for Public/Private Partnership to Combat WNS
2/23/10:	$450K of $1.9M available for state grants - March 30th Closing Date
2/20/10:	Hellhole Cave Survey Preliminary Results
2/16/10:	First Cases of WNS Confirmed in Tennessee
2/16/10:	Missouri tightens caves visitation, plans for closures, asks for help
2/13/10:	Tom Aley's Feb. 2010 NSS News article on WNS Management Strategies
1/26/10:	West Virginia asks for WNS Monitoring Assistance.
1/21/10:	CBD petitions to close all federal caves and mines.
1/12/10:	PA Game Commission Release Includes Fungicide Experiment.
12/30/09:	WNS Confirmed in France.
12/16/09:	Georgia Calls WNS Meeting for Jan. 21, 2010.
12/16/09:	USGS Issues Fall WNS Bulletin. First fall 2009 confirmation of WNS in Virginia.
12/4/09:	New USFWS Report on WNS Management - Cave Closures Will Play Primary Role.
11/24/09:	Buffalo National River, Arkansas, closes most, but not all caves.
11/10/09:	TVA Asks Public to Avoid Caves on TVA-managed Land.
10/30/09:	Congress Approves $1.9 Million for WNS!!
10/23/09:	USFWS announces grant awards from summer RFP. $800,000 awarded - almost $5 million in proposals submitted.
10/6/09:	Congress Needs to Hear Us NOW on WNS Funding!
9/27/09:	USFWS Releases Draft National WNS Plan.
9/25/09:	NSS and NCC close caves again on October 1.
9/15/09:	Virginia issues new caving guidelines.
7/14/09:	USFWS extends grant deadline to 7/31 for $800,000 for WNS research: Read the full proposal here.
7/8/09:	Joint Senate Subcommittee Hearing on WNS -- Video & transcripts of the presentations.
7/7/09:	Tennessee and TNC close all owned caves for a year.
6/15/09:	WNS fungus named: Geomyces destructans
6/11/09:	Sen. Lautenberg (D/NJ) proposes Senate hearings on WNS.
6/4/09:	Joint House Subcommittee Hearing on WNS -- Video & transcripts of the presentations.
6/2/09:	New WNS Video: The Battle for Bats! Share it widely!
5/21/09:	USFS Closes Caves and Mines in Region 8 to Protect Bats in Southeast.
5/15/09:	25 Congressmen urge emergency WNS research funding from Interior Dept.
5/5/09:	NCC and NSS carefully open NY caves - read the full statement here.
4/30/09:	25 Congressmen urge emergency WNS research funding from Interior Dept.
4/24/09:	Indiana DNR Closes all caves, mines, and sinkholes in the state.
4/14/09:	Int'l Congress/NSS Convention Issues WNS Policy, cancels many trips.
3/26/09:	USFWS Calls for 17-State Caving Moratorium. Full Advisory. FAQ.

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