Associated Press WNS Story
Posted: Jan 9, 2012 9:54 am
AP reporter Wilson Ring weighs in with this story on developing research by Craig Willis at the University of Winnipeg:
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0c401c80a5d74f749c42d17ee9c43fda.html
Willis has one of the major US Fish and Wildlife Service grants from last year:
It is unfortunate that the published Wall Street Journal story (and as it appeared in other media outlets through the AP wire service) contained grammatical errors in the paragraph describing the Wisconsin situation. Some words are missing, and it appears that the writer intended to say that the Wisconsin designation of Geomyces destructans as an invasive species allows Wisonsin DRN to work with "property (owners to) determine" the best management of the site. In reality, there was nothing preventing DNR from working with property owners prior to the designation; what the designation did was to give DNR the ability to manage private property over the objections of the property owners, a heavy-handed approach that caused quite a controversy.
The Wisconsin situation notwithstanding, Craig Willis has been one of the leading WNS researchers, and a long-time leading bat researcher known for his work, his students' work, and his collaborations with other professionals.
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP0c401c80a5d74f749c42d17ee9c43fda.html
Willis has one of the major US Fish and Wildlife Service grants from last year:
Evaluating the pathogenecity of North American and European strains of Gd in cave bats, tree bats, and other mammalian hibernators
Craig Willis, Ph.D., University of Winnipeg; David Blehert, Ph.D. and Paul Cryan, Ph.D., US Geological Survey; Vikram Misra, Ph.D., University of
Saskatchewan; and DeeAnn Reeder, Ph.D., Bucknell University.
It is unfortunate that the published Wall Street Journal story (and as it appeared in other media outlets through the AP wire service) contained grammatical errors in the paragraph describing the Wisconsin situation. Some words are missing, and it appears that the writer intended to say that the Wisconsin designation of Geomyces destructans as an invasive species allows Wisonsin DRN to work with "property (owners to) determine" the best management of the site. In reality, there was nothing preventing DNR from working with property owners prior to the designation; what the designation did was to give DNR the ability to manage private property over the objections of the property owners, a heavy-handed approach that caused quite a controversy.
The Wisconsin situation notwithstanding, Craig Willis has been one of the leading WNS researchers, and a long-time leading bat researcher known for his work, his students' work, and his collaborations with other professionals.