Do Not Disturb

December 09, 2005

USU wildlife biologist Mike Wolfe knows there are at least two good reasons to tread lightly in abandoned mines: bats and TNT. Wolfe says waking hibernating bats at the wrong time can cause the animals to starve. Leftover dynamite, which can be set off by mere vibrations, poses an additional hazard.

From "Watch Your Step: Don't disturb bats, dynamite in old mines," by Bryce Petersen, Jr., Standard-Examiner, November 30, 2005. For more information, contact Michael L. Wolfe, professor, Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences Department, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, 435-797-2533; mlwolfe@cc.usu.edu.

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