Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Research and Manage the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome

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Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Research and Manage the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced six grant awards totaling approximately $1.6 million to investigate the cause of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats and to identify ways to manage it. White-nose syndrome has killed more than a million bats in eastern North America and has spread rapidly across the United States and into Canada since its discovery in 2007.

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