NFWF Grant Profile

Determine the long-term persistence of the fungus causing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernacula in North America. Project will provide insight into whether bats are still being exposed to the fungus from environmental reservoirs in hibernacula in the WNS-endemic zone, which will guide decision making on whether it is necessary to treat sites that have shown a decline in fungal presence since it was detected four years ago.