Press Play with Madeleine Brand
White-nose syndrome reaches California, threatens bats
Some bats have white noses, and that's a sign of a disease that’s killed millions of bats across North America. Now it's arrived in California. White-nose syndrome is caused by a fungus that grows on the animal’s nose and wings while it hibernates.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSome bats have white noses, and that's a sign of a disease that’s killed millions of bats across North America. Now it's arrived in California. White-nose syndrome is caused by a fungus that grows on the animal’s nose and wings while it hibernates.
