White-Nose Syndrome

" I think they're creepy but bats play crucial role in our ecosystem the problem mysterious fungus. Traveling through right now it's called white nose syndrome it's killing off a lot of them look we do about this -- we care Robert nieces and bat biologists -- the director of the back zone that they crane -- institute of science and does not fight crime. I is that correct sir that. Off -- you. That's materiel like a bad bad so what does this white nose syndrome and -- it affected bats well white nose syndrome is is a fungus that we think was introduced from Europe. And it's killed up to an estimated million ballots in nine states well now a lot of people think well that's okay cadets are scary exactly and that's what our organization for bat conservation does this has teach people. This little bat in the local bat you're just saying this is that look at that right right we have this fight over our house we go yeah see that I can remember it and go look and and what's -- what's so important. About well I know they come out and I CMQ. And on blog gaffes on feeding and an insect right now how bad it. The primary predators of night time in sex and eat tons of agricultural crop pests. So this is this is a rescued -- and that's what we have him at -- instance science. And this bad unfortunately. Was injured but it was flying around it would -- moths and beatles' all right thousands of him."

" Doesn't have the -- right and one thing I'm asking you to break and I have my gloves because I'm scared of -- that I -- hold it. Yeah I'm but the but I'm I'm -- I -- franks when you start to see person frogs when -- going on in water which like not good track system right. There's a -- a thousand species of bats worldwide there's 45 different species of bats the United States 7UP in the United States are either threatened or endangered. A lot of it has to do list. Habitat loss but then also trying to been on -- ecosystem so they are they showed off they have. The upside down like they are yeah that's actually your outlook myself. It does that they don't -- enough for gravity to have that -- them. So --"

" So with this white nose syndrome -- you think this could be the tip of the iceberg it could be okay this is typical analysis fungus is present affecting bats and that's how it's manifesting itself next thing you know it could go up the -- will -- other issue is is that if it spreads even farther it it has spread in two years it spent from one state New York in nine states. -- actually if it spreads across the whole United States both ecologically and especially economically."

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" And really one of the best things that people can do is put up a -- and you might be adjusted because."

" They eat -- since that's what we're also. The might get into your house so we better -- are --"

" Exactly so -- house gives them somewhere to live you put it up high third rob how do you know what the -- there are good or evil they. I."

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" Important because they spread seeds in the rain forced and they also polity if you like bananas -- or tequila we owe him a favor -- are."

" Important for all. -- Rob bias we thank you very much for driving -- he drove all the way from Michigan with these bats intelligent actually gave you 25 -- But I didn't -- good job. Take that with you please not well okay good out of the one for."

" About ten seconds was enough."