hibernating bats

Culling can’t control deadly bat disease

Culling will not stop the spread of a deadly fungus that is threatening to wipe out hibernating bats in North America, according to a new mathematical model.
White-nose syndrome, which is estimated to have killed over a million bats in a th…

Battling a bat killer

Scientists are looking for answers — including commercial bathroom disinfectants and over-the-counter fungicides used to fight athlete’s foot — to help in the battle against a strange fungus that threatens bat populations in the United States….