Bacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease affecting the skin of wings and muzzle, which has nearly wiped ...
White-nose syndrome is killing bats, but not at Michigan’s Tippy Dam. Now researchers are mimicking the dam’s conditions inside an old mine in the U.P.
also known as northern long-eared bats, contract white-nose syndrome when fungus in their hibernation area causes them to wake up, burn energy and go out into the winter cold looking for food.