White nose syndrome has a disease in bats that has been putting bats near extinction. White nose syndrome has killed 6.7 bats in North America since 2006. This disease has been confirmed in 28 different states in North America. White nose syndrome happens during hibernation when the bat’s immune system is low. A way to prevent the white nose syndrome is to reduce the amount of people in caves or mines. There is currently cure for the white nose syndrome. The disease came from tourist entering caves with bats hibernating in them, they would leave clothing in the caves which fungus grew on. The disease can kill the entire species of bats. White nose syndrome is a fungus that infects bats during hibernation, bats are being put near extinction.
