Membership
MWBWG membership is open to anyone who seeks to collaborate on research and management of bats, or to promote conservation through enhancing public understanding of bats.
Dues are $15/year for students and $25/ year for professionals. Dues are due in May of each year.
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