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ToxicAdamm t1_iy8oea8 wrote

I was first made aware of this about 5 years ago when I visited Mammoth Cave. They go to some lengths to stop the spread (sanitize stations for your shoes), but they even admit that it's near impossible to stop tourists from dragging in spores from the outside.

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Jims-Beans t1_iyabibc wrote

I went this summer and they’ve mostly stopped bothering with bringing in spores from the outside and are now focused on stopping people from bringing spores from inside the cave outside or to other parts

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grayvic t1_iyaboqi wrote

Yeah NLE have been federally listed before so this is nothing new. A few other Myotis species (gray bay and Indiana bat) also are endangered. Sad stuff.

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