Northern long-eared bat put on federal threatened species list; timber leaders worried about how regulations will affect logging industry

NORTHWOODS - The federal government put the northern long-eared bat on the threatened species list Wednesday.

That's because of a deadly fungal disease that's killed millions of bats.

White-nose syndrome was first found on bats in a New York Cave in 2006.

Full story: WJFW

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