Death in the bat caves: Disease wiping out hibernating bats

Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 21:01 in Biology & Nature

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.

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