Holy White Nose Batman Traditional Cache
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There is a study happening in the area because of the disease White Nose. Read below to learn a little about the disease.
White nose syndrome (WNS) is a poorly understood malady associated with the deaths of more than a million bats. The condition, named for a distinctive fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of many affected animals, was first identified in a cave in Schoharie County, New York, USA, in February 2006, and started showing up in the news after January 2007.
A 2008 study determined that the fungus found on the muzzles, wings, ears and all exposed skin tissues of infected bats is a member of the genus Geomyces. The fungus Geomyces destructans is a cold-loving fungus that grows at temperatures below 20 °C (68 °F) and grows on the bats when they are hibernating in caves and mines during winter. The fungus appears to disrupt the normal patterns of hibernation, causing bats to arouse too frequently from torpor and starve to death. The symptoms associated with WNS include loss of body fat, unusual winter behavior (including flying), damage and scarring of the wing membranes, and death.
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