Scientist Helps Confirm Link between Fungus and Bat Epidemic
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 14:02
in Biology & Nature
Bats in North America are under attack. Since 2006, more than a million have been killed. Little has been done to save them, because there has not been enough evidence to implicate the suspect--until now. A study has discovered that the fungus Geomyces destructans is the causal agent of White-nose Syndrome (WNS), the fungal disease decimating the bat population.
