Comments on: White-nose syndrome still devastating bats and challenging scientists

By: Darlena Plank

Darlena Plank — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:51:19 +0000

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By: DeLene

DeLene — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:04:04 +0000

Thanks for the response and the link, Katie.

By: Katie Kline

Katie Kline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:51:00 +0000

Hi DeLene, Thanks for pointing that out--WNS is so far only affecting cave-dwelling bats. The above photo shows an unaffected Virginia big-eared bat in Hellhole, WV. There are additional photos from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on WNS at http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsnortheast/sets/72157622507962203/ as well. Thanks again! Katie

By: DeLene

DeLene — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:33:25 +0000

Thanks for this post and for letting people know what is going on with the captive breeding program. However, I must question your choice of images to illustrate this post. My understanding is that only bats who use winter cave hibernacula are affected by WNS; tree-roosting bats are so far unaffected. Am I mistaken in this understanding?