White-nose syndrome poses a great threat to bats

So a good way to protect yourself is to protect bats as well,keeping them healthy,protecting their habitats,and reducing their risk of transmitting disease.In North America, bats are threatened by a devastating sickness called white-nose syndrome.This fungal infection causes bats to wake upwhile hibernating during a winter.Unable to find food, they expend large amounts of energy,and eventually starve to death.White-nose syndrome has wiped out entire caves full of bats,with a mortality rate that can exceed 90%.Climate change and habitat destruction also pose serious threats to bat populations.