UV-C Light Could Control White-Nose Syndrome, but First Let's Ask the Cave Biota (U.S. National Park Service)

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.

Bat Population Monitoring at New River Gorge National River (U.S. National Park Service)

Outside Nashville: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Can UV lights help stop the spread of white-nose syndrome in bats?

UV Light Showing White-Nose Syndrome in Bat's Wing

The Society for Conservation Biology

The Northwestern Bat Hub: Banding Together for Bat Monitoring Across the West (U.S. National Park Service)

Cleveland Grotto

Bat Population Monitoring at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (U.S. National Park Service)

Evaluating Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Using Stream Monitoring Data (U.S. National Park Service)

UV Screening for Bat White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance

White Nose Syndrome - National Speleological Society

Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose syndrome of bats