MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK — Research conducted at Mammoth Cave National Park shows some bat populations continue to decline due to the effect of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease known to kill millions of bats.
White-nose syndrome is caused by a fungus growing on bats’ muzzles, wings and tails during hibernation. It was first detected in the U.S. in 2006 and discovered at MCNP in 2013.
Dr. Rick Toomey, director of the Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning, has been working with several interns to physically count four species living at MCNP to determine the effect of white-nose syndrome. There are 13 species living at the national park, but not all of them live inside caves.
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