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From what I was told white nose syndrome killed off about 98% of them in the spring, so the specific species here in jersey is now considered heavily endangered. I would like my brother to be wrong but hes obsessed with reptiles, bats etc and usually knows his shiz. To further convince me he had one of his close friends, who is a professor in endangered species and conservation in Maryland confirm the type of bat based on the pictures and the dire situation they are in.
Here is cut and paste from a nj news article about it:
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A new count at the state's largest hibernation site for little brown bats has revealed that white nose syndrome killed off at least 98 percent of the population, according to a report from NorthJersey.com.
The report said the small bat's population was once at a high of 30,000 at Hibernia Mine and has dropped to 600 because of the fungal disease.
Little brown bats in New Jersey began disappearing in 2009 from white nose syndrome, an affliction in which a fungus grows over their muzzles, ears and wing membranes as they hibernate. The disease makes them move around during hibernation, which burns up their stored body fat and as a result they die of hunger, according to the report.
Here is cut and paste from a nj news article about it:
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP — A new count at the state's largest hibernation site for little brown bats has revealed that white nose syndrome killed off at least 98 percent of the population, according to a report from NorthJersey.com.
The report said the small bat's population was once at a high of 30,000 at Hibernia Mine and has dropped to 600 because of the fungal disease.
Little brown bats in New Jersey began disappearing in 2009 from white nose syndrome, an affliction in which a fungus grows over their muzzles, ears and wing membranes as they hibernate. The disease makes them move around during hibernation, which burns up their stored body fat and as a result they die of hunger, according to the report.