RE: Blue Tongue Disease in Southwest PA?
That number is way conservative. By the time people find them there are a lot that have already died. It hits in NW WV about every three years, going back to the mid to late 80's. It usually wipes out anywhere from 1/3 on a light year to 2/3 in a bad year. By the hundreds.
Of course the WVDNR is only lately admitting to it's existence.