Biologists in Massachusetts mine containing bats with WNS
Biologists in Massachusetts mine containing bats with WNSUSFWS and MA Division of F&W biologists in MA mine containing bats with WNS. 2008
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USFWS and MA Division of F&W biologists in MA mine containing bats with WNS. 2008
USFWS and MA Division of F&W biologists in MA mine containing bats with WNS. 2008
Affected WNS bats in MA mine 2008.
Affected WNS bats in MA mine 2008.
Close up of water droplet covered hibernating bat in MA mine. 2008
Close up of water droplet covered hibernating bat in MA mine. 2008
Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat). 2008.
Fungal covered items in NY mine (likely scat). 2008.
Dead bats at a cave entrance in Vermont. 2008.
Dead bats at a cave entrance in Vermont. 2008.
Biologist navigating large rocks inside a Vermont cave. 2008.
Biologist navigating large rocks inside a Vermont cave. 2008.
Close up of wing damage on a Little Brown bat in Vermont. 2008.
Close up of wing damage on a Little Brown bat in Vermont. 2008.
Hibernating bats on wall of a cave in Vermont. 2008.
Hibernating bats on wall of a cave in Vermont. 2008.
Hibernating bats in a Vermont cave. 2008.
Hibernating bats in a Vermont cave. 2008.
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.
Cluster of little brown bats in crevice outside a cave in Vermont. 2008
Cluster of little brown bats in crevice outside a cave in Vermont. 2008
Biologist entering the entrance of a cave containing bats with white-nose syndrome in Vermont. 2008.
Biologist entering the entrance of a cave containing bats with white-nose syndrome in Vermont. 2008.
Close up of hibernating bats in a Vermont cave 2008.
Close up of hibernating bats in a Vermont cave 2008.
Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave. 2008.
Bat clusters near the entrance of a Vermont cave. 2008.
Little brown bat with wing damage in Vermont 2008.
Little brown bat with wing damage in Vermont 2008.
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.
Side-view of a desert Cottontail sitting on the ground with tick in ear.
Side-view of a desert Cottontail sitting on the ground with tick in ear.
Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.
Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.