I am a proud member of the Southeaster Cave Conservancy, inc. Started by cavers to protect and conserve caves and manage logical access, they have done wonders in this time of government trying to close caves.
Sadly, WNS and/or GD has been found this winter on four of their properties. Inevitable, of course, as it continues it's spread in the US. I truly believe in light of all the evidence and things happening here, that the key statement from Ron Miller (chair) should be the sound byte spread and adapted by ALL agencies! And it is reassuring that there are logical people out there:
?We have learned the hard way that abandonment is not management, and as a result the SCCi board will continue to use adaptive management techniques to ensure that bat populations and fragile cave environments are well protected while still allowing for reasonable public access.?
Read full release:
http://scci.org/News/WNS2013.html
Sadly, WNS and/or GD has been found this winter on four of their properties. Inevitable, of course, as it continues it's spread in the US. I truly believe in light of all the evidence and things happening here, that the key statement from Ron Miller (chair) should be the sound byte spread and adapted by ALL agencies! And it is reassuring that there are logical people out there:
?We have learned the hard way that abandonment is not management, and as a result the SCCi board will continue to use adaptive management techniques to ensure that bat populations and fragile cave environments are well protected while still allowing for reasonable public access.?
Read full release:
http://scci.org/News/WNS2013.html