Press release here:
What: WNCA hosts a panel of experts from state and federal organizations, universities, and non-profits to create conversation around White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in bats, how it is being treated at each level of involvement, implications of infestation, and what it means to the rest of us. Audience question & answer to follow panel.
Who:
Bill Stiver – Wildlife Biologist, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Chris Nicolay – Associate Professor of Biology, UNC Asheville
Dan Henry – Caver, National Speleological Society & Flittermouse Grotto of WNC
Susan Loeb – Research Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Ben Prater – Associate Director, Wild South
Gabrielle Graeter – Wildlife Diversity Biologist, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Sue Cameron – Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Panel moderated by Susan Sachs, Education Coordinator, Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
When: Thursday, March 10 6:30-8pm
Where: UNC Asheville, Humanities Lecture Hall, building #7 on this map
Join WNCA and local experts to learn about White Nose Syndrome that’s affecting bats and what, if anything, can be done about it.