Northeast Bat Die-Off Mirrors Honeybee Collapse
Wildlife biologists are scrambling to understand a mysterious epidemic that has killed tens of thousands of bats in upstate New York. Scientists are trying to prevent the sickness from spreading.
Brian Mann reports from North Country Public Radio.
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