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Deadly epidemic spurs research into the lives of bats

White Nose syndrome is one of the deadliest wildlife diseases in modern times.

04/11/2017

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Deadly epidemic spurs research into the lives of bats

Clip: 4/11/2017 | 5m 47s

White Nose syndrome is one of the deadliest wildlife diseases in modern times.

White Nose syndrome is one of the deadliest wildlife diseases in modern times, killing bats by the millions. By waking up the animals more often during hibernation, the illness depletes their fat reserves, causing starvation and death. Now the discovery of infected bats on the West Coast has jumpstarted research around the Northwest. Special correspondent Michael Werner from EarthFix reports.

04/11/2017

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