Bylaws
Here are the proposed Bylaws for the Midwest Bat Working Group. These Bylaws will be voted on by the membership at the 2012 annual meeting during the business meeting portion. Please provide comments to Katrina Schultes (kschultes at fs.fed.us) by 1 March 2012.
White-Nose Syndrome
A serious disease has been killing off bats in the United States and Canada. It was initially discovered in New York, but has now spread to many of the surrounding states and as far west as Oklahoma.
These bats have a white fungus growing on them during hibernation. This fungus is called Geomyces destructans. It is now estimated that over a million bats have died as a result of White-Nose Syndrome
Photo courtesy Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation