Rosendale, N.Y. (AP) — Deadly white-nose syndrome is striking more bats over a larger area this winter, reaching south into New Jersey and Pennsylvania and emptying caves in hard-hit areas like New York. “There are not as many as there are supposed to be,” bat counter Ryan von Linden whispered deep inside a cave in […]
White-nose syndrome killing bats in more states
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