Some bat species are doing better a decade after a deadly disease decimated populations throughout the Garden State, but even with these rebounding numbers, it will likely be decades before other bat species rebuild their numbers, experts say.
Big brown bats are showing some resilience to white-nose syndrome, due in part to their size, their range of hibernation spots and their ability to hunt during warm winter days, said MacKenzie Hall, lead biologist of Fish and Wildlife’s endangered and non-game species program.
Their numbers have grown by upwards of 20 percent since white-nose syndrome arrived, “probably due to the idea of ‘competitive release’ — fewer bats to compete with for food and space.”
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