Bat population still under siege

BURLINGTON — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says that White Nose Syndrome, a deadly nemesis to bats in the region is still running rampant in the state. Jenny Dickson, a wildlife biologist at the DEEP office in Burlington, said the situation has become dire. “We have nine different species of bats in Connecticut and most of those effected by White Nose Syndrome their populations have declined by 95 percent or more.” The state now has a “