Death In The Bat Caves: Disease Wiping Out Hibernating Bats

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Death in the Bat Caves: Disease Wiping out Hibernating Bats

 

Little brown bats in NY hibernation cave. Note that most of the bats exhibit fungal growth on their muzzles. (Credit: Nancy Heaslip, NY DEC)

 

ScienceDaily (Feb. 5, 2011) — Conservationists across the United States are racing to discover a solution to White-Nose Syndrome, a disease that is threatening to wipe out bat species across North America. A review published in Conservation Biology reveals that although WNS has already killed one million bats, there are critical knowledge gaps preventing researchers from combating the disease.

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110203081451.htm