Pictures by Amy Smotherman Burgess
Dec 16th 2011 @ New Mammoth Cave, Tennessee
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| A Little Brown bat is shown with damage to it's ears, assumed by mites |
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| Left to right, Amanda Janicki, left, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student, Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, Volunteer keith Hausman, Sterling Daniels, wildlife biologist with TWRA, and Marcy Souza, assistant professor of public health and wildlife medicine for the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, conduct research to combat White Nose Syndrome inside New Mammoth Cave |
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| Amanda Janicki, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student and Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, swab the wings of a Little Brown bat |
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| A Little Brown bat is weighed |
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| Amanda Janicki, left, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student and Cory Holliday, (holding bat) cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, swab the muzzle of a Little Brown bat inside New Mammoth Cave for research on early detection of fungal spores that cause White Nose Syndrome |
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| Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, plucks a Little Brown bat. |
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| Marcy Souza, assistant professor of public health and wildlife medicine for the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, injects a Little Brown bat with a fungicide implant as part of a clinical trial. The trial is a partnership between UT and Bucknell University to test the effectiveness of the implant in treating White Nose Syndrome. |
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| Amanda Janicki, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student and Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, swab the muzzle of a Little Brown bat inside New Mammoth Cave for research on early detection of fungal spores that cause White Nose Syndrome in Campbell County |
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| Amanda Janicki, left, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student, Sterling Daniels, TWRA wildlife biologist, and Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, check the walls of New Mammoth Cave |
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| Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, observes a Little Brown bat from inside New Mammoth Cave for research on early detection of fungal spores that cause White Nose Syndrome in Campbell County |
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| Amanda Janicki, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student observes a Little Brown bat |
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| Amanda Janicki, left, UT ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student prepares to swab the muzzle of a Little Brown bat with help from Cory Holliday, cave specialist with the Nature Conservancy, inside New Mammoth Cave for research on early detection of fungal spores that cause White Nose Syndrome. |
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| Roosting Little Brown bats inside New Mammoth Cave in Campbell County. |
