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Description
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| Yellow sign with black lettering. US. Fish and Wildlife, National Speleological Society, and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources logos "Do not enter this cave. The Virginia Big Eared Bat, an Endangered Species, utilizes this cave for raising young during the summer months and is sensitive to disturbance. If disturbed when newborn flightless young are present, their panicked parents may drop their young which they are unable to recover from the cave floor. The number of Virginia Big-Eared Bats has declined drastically over the past several years and disturbance of nursery colonies has been a contributing factor. All bats in th United States are insect eaters, beneficial to man, and deserve protection. The gate is to provide seclusion to Virginia Big-Eared Bats during a critical part of the year and is the property of the United States Government. Disturbance of the bats during the above described period of closure, constitiutes a violation of the Federal Endangered Species Act and is punished by fines up to $20,000 and/or imprissonment up to one year. For information call (304) 636-1767" |
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