White Nose Syndrome Found In Maine USFWS First Conference Call
White Nose Syndrome Found In Maine USFWS First Conference Call
May 24, 2011 11:00 am
Well it s official and has been for some time but whats interesting about this audio press release is the obvious cooperation between the various federal and state agencies.We are including this recording into the public archives of The Wildlife Pro Network with the hope by distributing it we can better inform nuisance wildlife operator.MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
284 State St., SHS 41, Augusta, ME 04333 www.mefishwildlife.com Public: Main Number: (207) 287-8000
MEDIA: For more information, call MDIF&W Spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte at (207) 592-1164 or USFWS National White-Nose Syndrome Communications Leader Ann Froschauer (413) 253-8356
Bat Disease, White-Nose Syndrome, Confirmed in Maine; Not Harmful to Humans, but Deadly to Bats
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has received confirmation that white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed more than one million bats in eastern North America, now is in Maine.
Until this year, Maine appeared to be insulated from white-nose syndrome while states and provinces outside its borders were not. However, during surveys conducted by MDIF&W biologists this spring, bats at two sites in Oxford County displayed visible signs of white-nose syndrome fungus on their wings and muzzles. Carcasses collected from one of the sites were sent to the U.S. Geological Survey-National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, for diagnostic evaluation for the disease, and MDIF&W recently received confirmation of the disease in Maine.
http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=IFW_News&id=247640&v=article

“Hey Rob this is the audio from the First conference call on WNS NWS NIF&W ?, I was asked to be involved so I asked if I could record it , I though you might want to put it on talk shoe so that it would be archived, or not , just making it available -
Maynard Stanley Owlshead, Maine
Member , Anytime Wildlife Control and The Wildlife Pro Network
- I have been trapping off and on for about 46 years (This is where you say I don’t look that old )I am a Maine State MasterTrapper InstructorMy favorite critter is the Fisher ( cause he eats house cats )My favorite critter to catch is Mr. Skunk,( I like their pleasant attitudeMy name is Maynard L. Stanley, Jr.
My Wife Norma and I Married 37 years
WE have 4 WONDERFUL Sons, Maynard lll , Andrew, Isaac , Jon,
I was born in Rockland, ME and live in nearby Owls Head. I have loved the outdoors since a very young age. My father and mother took me hunting, fishing and camping all through my childhood. I shot my first deer at the age of seven, with a 410 shotgun. I started doing my own reloading when I was twelve years old. I was also active in Boy Scouts from a young age and reached the rank of Life Scout. During my teen years I was very active in competitive shooting and was a member of the Maine State Rifle Team for two years. I enjoy all types of outdoor sports including hunting, fishing, archery, hawk & knife throwing, trap & skeet, rifle and pistol silhouette, black powder, 30 caliber Hi-Power shooting, slingshot shooting, camping and camp cooking. I spent many years as a gunsmith for local gun shops as well as on my own. I collect Cast Iron cookware, and love to cook outdoors with it, My wife Norma and I teach primitive cooking classes for Adult ED and Boy Scouts
My wife, Norma, and I have been married for 37 yrs. and have 4 boys we started our show “Maine Woods ’n Waters” in March of 2000. We started with our family Moose Hunt video and went from there.
- Please Post Your Website:
- http://www.crittercatcher.org
- Are You A Member Of A Professional Wildlife Control Association?
- NWCOA, other
- What professional services do you provide?
- Bat control, beaver control, raccoon control, snake control, predator control, rodent control, animal control
- United States: Which State or States Do You Operate In ?
- Maine
- Business Phone Number
- 207-594-2112 pager 207-471-5050
- Business Email
- fxdesign@midcoast.com
Below is an updated map from Bat Conservation International showing Maine the 19th State to have white nose bat syndrome confirmed by USFWS,
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- Fungus IDd as cause of bats’ white-nose syndrome (sfgate.com)
- Fungus causes white-nose syndrome in bats (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- It’s Official: Fungus Causes Bat-Killing White-Nose Syndrome (scientificamerican.com)
- Message to Obama: Save the Bats! (wired.com)
- Fungus Alone Is Killing Off Bats, Study Proves (livescience.com)
- Disease, habitat loss threaten bats’ survival (bendbulletin.com)
- UT scientists help confirm link between fungus and bat epidemic (knoxnews.com)
