December 6, 2022
University of Michigan doctoral student Giorgia Auteri inspects the wing of a healthy big brown bat, one of the species known to be affected by white-nose syndrome. (Heather Adams/University of Michigan)
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Study finds bats developing resistance to white-nose syndrome
After a 90 percent population decline, little brown bats may be developing genetic resistance to disease
A mysterious disease is wiping out one of the world’s smallest bats, the aptly named “little brown bat,” which has an extensive range across the United States and Canada.
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts, Mongabay
December 6, 2022