White Nose Syndrome (Story Board) Kimberly Albright.
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White Nose Syndrome
(Story Board)
Kimberly Albright
What is WNS???
WNS is a disease caused by a fungal infection that is spreading across North America killing many bat species.
The North American bat death toll from white-nose syndrome exceeds 5.5 million, and continues to rise. WNS has caused substantial declines in bat populations with many bat species now endangered or on the verge of extinction.
Story Objectives
• To educate about WNS
• To paint a picture of just how devastating this disease has bee to bats
• To explain the importance of bats in the environment
• To show bats in a different light
• To highlight the research being done on this disease
• To tell a story to motivate people into understanding how vital it is to save bats and how vital conservation is in general.
Plans for Feature
Feature Article
Audio sideshow with interviews
Data sets/ spread maps
Pictures
Interviews
• Rob Mies- TV personality, conservation biologist, bat expert, author, and Executive Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation
• Emma Willcox- Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and current researcher of WNS
• Riley Bernard- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UTK, researcher
• Gary McCracken- Ecology and Evolutionary Professor at Utk, has also written several papers on Bat ecology
• The Bat Working Group
• And several others
WNS Feature StoryKimberly Albright
Explain WNS and Bat Facts
Different species and ranges
Spread of WNS/ Data sets
Current Conservation efforts
Research Interviews- Rob Mies
How people can Help
Future Outlook and Bat Myths