UV-C Light Could Control White-Nose Syndrome, but First Let's Ask the Cave Biota (U.S. National Park Service)
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Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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With the spread of White-nose Syndrome to the West Coast, Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network scientists and park staff are checking the health of local bat populations and collaborating with researchers to find a treatment.
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UV-C Light Could Control White-Nose Syndrome, but First Let's Ask the Cave Biota (U.S. National Park Service)
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Can UV lights help stop the spread of white-nose syndrome in bats?
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White-nose Syndrome in National Parks (U.S. National Park Service)
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Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose syndrome of bats
Science for Bats (U.S. National Park Service)
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White-Nose Syndrome - Wind Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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Bat Population Monitoring at New River Gorge National River (U.S. National Park Service)
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Bat Population Monitoring at New River Gorge National River (U.S. National Park Service)
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Bat Population Monitoring at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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UV-C Light Could Control White-Nose Syndrome, but First Let's Ask the Cave Biota (U.S. National Park Service)
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Deadly white-nose virus detected in Montana's Lick Creek Cave
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ParkMark
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Cave Research Activities and Documented Vandalism (U.S. National Park Service)
U.S. National Park visitor perceptions and behavioral intentions towards actions to prevent white-nose syndrome
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