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Growing Tick Population Increases Disease Risk

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:37 — 5.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreDeer tick populations are increasing and showing up in places they’ve never been before. That’s according to a new study from Indiana University researchers. As WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester reports, the increased prevalence of ticks throughout the state also increases the chances of residents contracting diseases, including …

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Into Hoosier Nat’l Forest’s Caves – Where Bats are Dying in Droves

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:57 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreCaves in the Hoosier National Forest are being opened up, due to a mold that is effecting the local bat population and causing White Nose Syndrome. WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester speaks with foresters about White Nose Syndrome, which has all but wiped out bat populations across the state, and …

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