Mysterious Bat-Killing Disease

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
A mysterious bat-killing disease is striking caves throughout the Northeast. It's been called "white nose syndrome," because a white fungus grows on the sick bats' noses. Wildlife biologist Alan Hicks, bat specialist for New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation, tells us more about the disease, and why we should be concerned for the bats' welfare.

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