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NC WNS plan wrote:V. Management of Caves and Mines
1) The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, NCWRC, NC Division of Parks and Recreation, and US Forest Service has closed caves and mines in North Carolina. The US Fish & Wildlife Service has issued a cave advisory recommending suspension of activities in caves to protect bats from White-nose Syndrome (http://whitenosesyndrome.org/faq/what-u ... e-advisory), with the exception of agency sanctioned research or monitoring projects.
2) Meet regularly, as needed, with the NC Bat Working Group, Flittermouse Grotto, private cave owners, state and federal agencies, and other organizations to review the status of WNS and cave management in North Carolina.
3) Post signs about WNS and/or USFWS protocols at select sites.
NC WNS plan wrote:V. Management of Caves and Mines
1) The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, NCWRC, NC Division of Parks and Recreation, and US Forest Service has closed caves and mines in North Carolina. The US Fish & Wildlife Service has issued a cave advisory recommending suspension of activities in caves to protect bats from White-nose Syndrome (http://whitenosesyndrome.org/faq/what-u ... e-advisory), with the exception of agency sanctioned research or monitoring projects.
2) Meet regularly, as needed, with the NC Bat Working Group, Flittermouse Grotto, private cave owners, state and federal agencies, and other organizations to review the status of WNS and cave management in North Carolina.
3) Post signs about WNS and/or USFWS protocols at select sites.
Containment: While research continues on the effectiveness of potential treatments and other containment measures, there are currently no viable, research supported containment measures applicable in North Carolina.
wyandottecaver wrote:TNCaver,
TNC is also often associated with buying property with caves and letting people cave in them.
In IND TNC manages or owns several caves that are open, and in fact altered management of one project cave entrance for the sole purpose of allowing exploration and survey.
TNC is often associated with cave closures because they own a lot of caves and are accountable for how they are managed to a diverse group. They need to not only meet the expectations of government agencies, but those who give them money, as well as making the best decisions they can based on what they know....which is sometimes not much more than what a USFWS advisory tells them.
The NSS and many state cave conservancies also have in the past, and in some cases are still, closing caves based on WNS and THEY have a very focused interest group and at least in theory should be very in tune with the issue.
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