Bats provide many important ecosystem services, but their populations are rapidly declining. One cause is White-nose Syndrome, a fungal disease which attacks bats during torpor. Hibernation surveys such as the one we helped Missouri Bat Census conduct at Mark Twain Cave Complex help management agencies and researchers to monitor hibernating bat populations.
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