White nose syndrome — Worldwide/Unknown
Last week, 75 bats successfully treated for white-nose syndrome were released back into the wild in Missouri — rare good news in what has become one of the gloomiest wildlife stories in North America.
White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), caused by a fungus, has devastated bat populations in the eastern United States since it 1st appeared here almost 10 years ago. An estimated 5.7 million bats have died, and conservationists have scrambled to find solutions.
The bats released last week all had
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