Bat Conservation International will evaluate the efficacy of using two non-toxic agents -- ultraviolet light and polyethylene glycol -- to treat mine walls, and reduce the prevalence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) on roosting surfaces in bat hibernacula. The project will test the two environmental cleaning agents in three mines along the northern and southern edges of the WNS spread, to test the potential of environmental cleaning as a WNS management strategy.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Bats for the Future Fund
Project Title: Testing Ultraviolet Light and Polyethylene Glycol as a White-Nose Syndrome Management Strategy
Organization:
Bat Conservation International, Inc.
Project ID:
0406.18.061348
Description:
Award Amount:
$111759.98
Location:
We will work at three sites:
Pipistrelle Mine on Private Land in Polk County, Arkansas (permission granted)
Ruffner Mine #3 on the Ruffner Nature Preserve in Jefferson County, Alabama (permission granted)
Richard Lake Mine in Ontario, Canada (permission granted)
Pipistrelle Mine on Private Land in Polk County, Arkansas (permission granted)
Ruffner Mine #3 on the Ruffner Nature Preserve in Jefferson County, Alabama (permission granted)
Richard Lake Mine in Ontario, Canada (permission granted)