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Tag: US Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Monday, May 23, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Will the Bats Come Back? Confronting White-Nose Syndrome

    Have you noticed the decline in bat populations? White-nose syndrome (WNS) has killed more than 5.7 million bats in eastern North America. Named for the white fungus found growing on the muzzle, wings, and exposed skin of hibernating bats, WNS is associated with extensive mortality of bats in eastern North America.

    First documented in New York in the winter of 2006-2007, WNS has spread rapidly across the eastern United States and Canada. At some hibernation sites, 90 to 100 percent of bats have died.

    On Monday, May 23, beginning at 7 pm in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway in Jamaica Plain, Christina Kocer of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will speak about this fungal disease, where it may have come from, the dynamics of infection and transmission, and the search for a way to control it. She will also speak of ways to support bat populations in your neighborhood. $5 for Arboretum members, $10 for nonmembers. For more information call 617-384-5277, or email adulted@arnarb.harvard.edu.

  • Thursday, November 20, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Animals of the North: What Will Climate Change Mean For Them?

    Sue Morse, field naturalist and founder of Keeping Track, will speak at the US Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive in Hadley on Thursday, November 20, beginning at 7 pm, on Animals of the North: What Will Climate Change Mean for Them?  This program details ways in which northern wildlife species are already being affected by climate change, with more serious challenges ahead. Canada lynx, moose, American marten, caribou, polar bears, arctic fox and marine mammals and waterfowl are some of the species covered in this stunningly beautiful show. We promise not to overwhelm our audience with bad news. Instead, our program will devote equal time sharing remarkable images of animals and their northern habitats—all in the spirit of Jane Goodall’s “reason for hope.” Our intent is to inspire our attendees, young and old alike, to join us in the vital crusade to change our fossil fuel-burning ways, conserve natural resources, and share a healthy planet with all that lives. Donations appreciated. Photo courtesy of www.fws.gov.

  • Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm – Alaskan Potpourri: Birds and Landscapes of the Last Frontier

    The Athol Bird & Nature Club’s January meeting at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street in Athol, heads north on Wednesday, January 9, beginning at 7 pm. Bill Thompson has been an avid birder for more than 40 years and an avid bird photographer for the last five. He has lived in more than a dozen states, most recently in Alaska, before moving to Greenfield in 2010. He currently works for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  He will speak on Alaskan Potpourri: Birds and Landscapes of the Last Frontier.  For more information email dave@dhsmall.net.