Scarier Than Halloween   What’s scarier than Dracula, spookier
than the headless horseman, and more disturbing than a Miley
Cyrus Twerking costume?  Answer: A mysterious disease called
white nose syndrome. The illness is killing North American bats
by the millions. Named for the white fungus that appears on the
infected bat’s face and wings, the disease infects colonies of
bats, making them wake up from their hibernation and causing
them to leave their caves in search of insects to eat…in the
dead of winter, when it’s freezing cold and there’s no insects
to be found. Since 2007, when the disease was first documented,
nearly 6 million bats have died from the disease, making this
one of our nation’s most critical wildlife issues.  So what can
you do about it? Start by learning the truth about America’s
bats. They won’t drink your blood or get tangled in your hair.
In fact, they are an important part of our ecosystem. This
weekend, we have a family-friendly program by the Organization
for Bat Conservation that w