Disease epidemic killing only US bats

摘要

This week, wildlife biologist Scott Darling and his small team will snowshoe up to the mouth of Vermont's remote Mount Aeolus cave, once the largest bat hibernation spot in New England. As recently as three years ago, the cave held in excess of 200,000 bats. But this year, the team will change into white protective suits and enter the cave to see if any remain.