Tennessee Success in Saving Bats From White-Nose Syndrome
'And turn off the lights--you idiots!'
This little guy was released after being successfully treated for White-Nose Syndrome. It's a great day for conservation!
10 years ago, a fungus was introduced in the United States that quickly decimated populations of bats in American and Canada.
The culprit? Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), which causes White-Nose Syndrome in bats.
But now, for the first time, scientists have successfully treated bats infected with White-Nose Syndrome.
On May 19, 2015, Scientists and conservationists gathered outside the historic Mark Twain Cave Complex in Hannibal, Missouri, to release back into the wild some of the first bats successfully treated for deadly White-Nose Syndrome.
The 150 bats released Tuesday were part of the first field trials of a novel way to protect bats from this syndrome.
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