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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.
 
   
   

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