Fungal Disease and the Developing Story of Bat White-nose Syndrome
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Images documenting clinical signs of white-nose syndrome (WNS) and devastating effects of the disease upon a wild bat population.
(A) Eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) with WNS photographed in April 2009, in Graphite Mine, New York, USA. Note characteristic white and gray fungal growth on the bat's muzzle, ear, and wing. (B) Bat skeletal remains on the floor of Aeolus Cave, Vermont, USA, photographed in 2010, approximately two years after white-nose syndrome was first identified at this site. Photo credit: Alan Hicks.