white nose syndrome (story board) kimberly albright
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White Nose Syndrome
(Story Board)
Kimberly Albright
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What is WNS???
WNS is a disease caused by a fungal infection that is spreading across North America killing many bat species.
The North American bat death toll from white-nose syndrome exceeds 5.5 million, and continues to rise. WNS has caused substantial declines in bat populations with many bat species now endangered or on the verge of extinction.
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Story Objectives
• To educate about WNS
• To paint a picture of just how devastating this disease has bee to bats
• To explain the importance of bats in the environment
• To show bats in a different light
• To highlight the research being done on this disease
• To tell a story to motivate people into understanding how vital it is to save bats and how vital conservation is in general.
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Plans for Feature
Feature Article
Audio sideshow with interviews
Data sets/ spread maps
Pictures
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Interviews
• Rob Mies- TV personality, conservation biologist, bat expert, author, and Executive Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation
• Emma Willcox- Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and current researcher of WNS
• Riley Bernard- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UTK, researcher
• Gary McCracken- Ecology and Evolutionary Professor at Utk, has also written several papers on Bat ecology
• The Bat Working Group
• And several others
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WNS Feature StoryKimberly Albright
Explain WNS and Bat Facts
Different species and ranges
Spread of WNS/ Data sets
Current Conservation efforts
Research Interviews- Rob Mies
How people can Help
Future Outlook and Bat Myths