White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a fungus that attacks hibernating bats and threatens to create one of the greatest mass extinctions of our time.  First discovered in 2008, WNS could decimate 90% of the US bat population in a very few years.  Each year US bats consume 100's of tons of insects, decreasing the need for pesticides. The loss of even a portion of the bat population could cost US farmers billions each year.  Learn more about the effects of WNS by following link to this informative video:www.caves.org/WNS/battle_for_bats.htm
What can you do?  Contact your congressman!  Ask for adequate funding for the scientific community to research the causes and find a cure to WNS. For the most effective methods to lobby congress, check this link:www.caves.org/WNS/lobby-congress.htm
What is needed now? We need congress to provide significant research funding for WNS at the level recommended by the scientific community. If your Senator is on the Appropriations Committee, please ask that they work to bring a serious dialog on WNS to the floor and conference committee.