U.S. Forest Service closes all caves

From DATELINE ZERO – According to an article at Wired, “the United States Forest Service has closed all its caves … in the eastern and southern U.S., along with the Rocky Mountains and much of the Great Plains. Its other regions may follow suit. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has also declared caves in national wildlife refuges to be off-limits.”

The reason for this is worry over a bat-killing fungus. “To prevent Geomyces spores from being carried between caves on visitors’ shoes and clothing, various U.S. Federal agencies are restricting access to caves, and possibly other areas as well.”

It’s unknown how widespread these restrictions could go, because the Federal Government has a much wider reach than ever before.

As of 2008, “the United States government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of land (2.63 million square kilometers) – nearly 30% of its total territory.” But the land grab has continued after 2008.

SEE RELATED: Federal Govt assumes control over Great Lakes, by executive order.

Interestingly, MSNBC is reporting the “mysterious bat-killing disease appears harmless in Europe.” Curious, isn’t it?

Read the full article at Dateline Zero.