Links
Bat Organizations
Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation
Organization for Bat Conservation
Bat Conservation International
North American Society for Bat Research
Other Bat Working Groups and Projects
Southeastern Bat Diversity Network
South Dakota Bat Working Group
North Carolina Bat Working Group
Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat Working Group
Wisconsin Bat Monitoring Project
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