Studying White Nose Syndrome

From the National Science Foundation:

Hibernacula, they're called: Places where species like #bats hibernate. Bats by the thousands congregate in such caves and mine shafts, spending their winters away from the elements. Now they're anything but safe. Their proximity to one another, along with the caves' and mines' natural humidity, has fueled the outbreak of one of the worst bat diseases in history, White Nose Syndrome. A group of #NSFfunded scientists studied the disease over hundreds of bat colonies around the U.S. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/1CPCWIS

Photo credit: Ivan Horacek