Presented
by the Virginia Cave Board Information
About White Nose Syndrome (WNS)
The
winter of 2008-2009 has not been kind to bats. White Nose Syndrome
(WNS) (named for the tell-tale fuzzy white fungus that grows
on sick bats' noses) has continued to spread. Bats are essentially
starving to death. Affected bat populations continue to decline,
and WNS has reached the margins of habitat of previously unaffected
species, raising concerns about what will come next.
