White Nose Syndrome
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) affects bats causing them to wake up more often during hibernation and use up their stored fat reserves that were supposed to last throughout the winter. The lack of fat reserves forces bats to fly around for the search of food, but unfortunately most of the bats tend to starve, freeze and die.
Data has been collected to provide information about the areas associated with White Nose Syndrome in bats. Results shown White Nose Syndrome in bats does not impact all of North America, only in the southeast and east regions. Population decline indicated that the disease would threaten 32% of the bat species (Fred, 2013).
White Nose Syndrome is a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (formerly known
Data has been collected to provide information about the areas associated with White Nose Syndrome in bats. Results shown White Nose Syndrome in bats does not impact all of North America, only in the southeast and east regions. Population decline indicated that the disease would threaten 32% of the bat species (Fred, 2013).
White Nose Syndrome is a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (formerly known