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More Great Links

• AnimalPlanet.com
• Bat Conservation International
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: White Nose Syndrome FAQs
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: White Nose Syndrome

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• "Bat Basics." Swartz Lab. Brown University. (July 31, 2008)
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• Hicks, Alan. "White Nose Syndrome: Background and Current Status." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. March 30, 2008. (July 31, 2008)
  http://www.caves.org/grotto/dcg/wns-hicks-show.pdf
• Hill, Michael. "Bat Deaths in NY, Vt. Baffle Experts." Associated Press. LiveScience. Jan. 31, 2008. (July 31, 2008)
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• "Indiana Bat Fact Sheet." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (Aug. 5, 2008)
  http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6972.html
• Metzer, Jim. "Listening In on a Bat Cave." NPR. May 6, 2008. (July 31, 2008)
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• "Mysterious Bat Die-Offs." Bat Conservation International. March 25, 2008. (July 31, 2008)
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• "The White Nose Syndrome Mystery: Something Is Killing Our Bats." U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Aug. 5, 2008)
  http://www.fws.gov/northeast/white_nose.html