Sentences with phrase «as white nose»

Bats are currently treatened by a condition know as white nose syndrome caused by a fungus.

Many populations of hibernating bats have died off shortly after encountering a new, virulent fungal infection known as white nose syndrome.

Not exact matches

The dead lie in their linen, white as chalk, Their noses, lips and eyes are sewn tight shut, But they can look about them well enough.

Winemaker Scott Moeller describes the wine as offering an aromatic nose of sun ripened raspberries, currant and white pepper, with bright notes of fresh berries and spice that echo on the palate.

And repeat surveys of this species following initial infection with white nose syndrome showed that death rates «did not ameliorate over time,» even as the population began crashing, Langwig reports.

And though the rate of its decline from white nose has slowed as the surviving population has shrunk, there has been no true leveling off.

Responding to the European case: «It's not a surprise, but we don't know what it means,» says Jeremy Coleman, a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologist who serves as national white - nose - syndrome coordinator.

What's new in the Czech study, explains pathologist Carol Meteyer of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisc., is the confirmation of tissue damage characteristic of clinical white - nose sydrome: skin being digested by the pathogen as the fungi's fibrous segments enter a bat's wing and begin replacing its cells.

Five years after a caver in New York State first stumbled across a group of bats with white noses (including several dead ones), the disease known as white - nose syndrome has killed more than a million of the animals.

As North American bats face a death toll approaching 7 million, University of Akron scientists reveal new clues about their killer, White Nose Syndrome, or WNS.

As deadly white - nose syndrome moves toward Wisconsin's borders, citizens are called upon to help investigate the threat through the collection of data about these nocturnal insectivores

Researchers look beyond white - nose syndrome as the prime suspect in the mysterious deaths of bats in the U.S. Northeast

Sidestepping controversy, its scientists quietly and reliably crank out reams of data on national concerns such as streamflow, earthquakes, and white - nose bat syndrome.

The deadly fungal disease known as white - nose syndrome has spread to bat colonies throughout eastern North America over the past seven years, causing bat populations to crash, with several species now at risk of extinction.

White - nose syndrome is mainly spread from bat to bat, but it is also possible for humans to transport spores via clothing and gear from fungus contaminated sites such as caves and mines.

White nose syndrome (WNS), caused by a fungus, has killed as many as 6 million North American bats since winter 2006, sometimes wiping out whole colonies.

The summer's record - breaking rainfall in the Northeast, as well as depleting populations of bats that prey on mosquitoes due to white - nose syndrome, have increased fears as the U.S. enters its 10th West Nile season.

Bacteria found naturally on some bats may prove useful in controlling the deadly fungal disease known as white - nose syndrome, which has devastated bat populations throughout eastern North America and continues to spread across the continent.

Symptoms include white spots on the nose and wings, as well as unusual behavior, such as flying outside during daylight in cold weather.

With extremely large ears, long hind legs that may be used for hopping, long white incisors and very long urogenital hairs, the Hog - nosed rat is so genetically different from any other species that the scientists described it as a new genus.

The total death count runs to more than a million animals, leading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to describe white - nose syndrome as «the worst wildlife health crisis in memory.»

It thrives at low temperatures — a trait that fit with Hicks's observation that only hibernating bats seemed to be affected by the disease, which came to be known as white - nose syndrome.

A sick bat caught by hikers not far from Seattle on March 11 has now been confirmed as the first case west of the Rockies of the deadly bat disease white - nose syndrome.

Daniel Lindner, a research plant pathologist with the Northern Research Station in Madison and the corresponding author on the study, is leading follow - up research to determine if UV - light can be used as a treatment for bats suffering from white - nose syndrome.

White - nose syndrome has spread steadily for the past decade and is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, known as P. destructans or Pd.

Dates: September 2010 — February 2013 Project Title: Dispersal and dynamic occupancy models for the spread of white nose syndrome in bats As a NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow, Tom Ingersoll (Ph.D..

Through the White - nose Syndrome National Response Framework we have created a partnership with regulatory agencies and are prepared to address treatment options as they become available.

White - nose syndrome first appeared in a cave in upstate New York in 2006, and has since spread to 14 states and as far north as Canada.

I don't know if it's the snow or the white or what, but I just want to breathe in through my nose as deeply as I can and feel the cold and the evergreen and the snow.

Others, like Thelma Ritter and an ornery Jack Gilford provide a sort of hard - nosed comfort in their eventual stand against their assailants — while the white privileged comforts of Jan Sterling and Mike Kellin as a high - school teacher and his unsatisfied wife channel something more troubling.

The filmmaker is clearly well - intended but, along with a rather knee - jerk portrayal of race and racism, his on - the - nose script can't escape the «white savior» trap as the better - off Sam brings light and largesse (she has a horse!)

Come on...... it's as obvious as the noses on Arne Duncan and Eric Holder's faces these rules are for white people who work at urban schools.

Most cases involve cats who do not have skin pigment (white skin or white color hair) in vulnerable areas such as the ears, nose and eyelids.

When we first started breeding we thought we only wanted to produce Blue or Blue Nose pitbulls but after a while we just fell completely in love with the breed as a whole and decided that we would no longer limit ourselves to color so now we have Red Nose, Champagne, Fawn, Tri colors of all types, Black, White and every other color that exists!

Pets with pink skin, and white hair are especially susceptible to sunburn — as are noses, ears, tummies and areas that don't have much hair.

The black animals we know go overboard to be as affectionate and loving as any fluffy, white, pink - nosed bunny kitty could be, AND you get all the other benefits we've listed, too.

These dogs must have a black nose or will be disqualified from showing, and although puppyâ $ ™ s ears will flop over, adultsâ $ ™ ears must be erect and point forward.While most coat colors are permissible in the show ring, sharp colors are most desired â $ «and blue and liver colors are serious faults in the ring â $ «white German Shepherds would be disqualified as they are not a recognized color of most kennel clubs.Size: Dogs â $ «Height: 24 - 26 inches / Weight: 78 - 85 poundsBitches â $ «Height: 22 - 24 inches / Weight: 78 - 85 poundsBreed Specific Health Issues: Hip and Elbow Dysplasia is very common in German Shepherds, so be sure both parents have been tested before purchasing a puppy.

In the Shih Tzu breed, the colors of blue, blue and white, liver, liver and white refer to the dog's eye color and its nose, lips, and eye rim pigment as well as the color of its coat.

Sometimes, husky puppy may have a completely white nose, which can be better described as the «snow nose».

As we mentioned earlier, only a pure white Husky can have a black nose.

White is normally on the nose (and can go up the forehead) as a blaze, on the feet and / or legs, on the mane, and on the tail.

Red Nose Pitbull puppies (like the Blue Nose Pitbull) are far more expensive than other colors such as brindle, black, white and tan.

Scuba divers can feast their visual senses on majestic marine creatures such as yellowtails, white tip reef sharks and even whale sharks, octopi, eels, spotted eagle rays and cow - nosed rays, frog fish and grunt.

As depths increase, schools of bicolor and longfin anthias join the show, and there's usually a chance to find white tip sharks nosing into crevices in search of a meal.

As you turn the corner of David Chipperfield's elegant series of dove grey concrete cuboids, The Hepworth Wakefield, to climb the stairs to the gallery's entrance, an enormous white plaster nose stands ahead of you.

The young Snow White masturbating in a solitary romantic reverie, various phallic - nosed dwarfs in a dither at the arrival of the beautiful stranger in their midst — he develops his characters and depicts them as players in a sly yet poignant coming - of - age narrative packing a metaphorical wallop.

IT IS AS PLAIN as the nose on one's face — and, for many, equally impossible to see — that the history of Euro - American painting has been created by and for white peoplAS PLAIN as the nose on one's face — and, for many, equally impossible to see — that the history of Euro - American painting has been created by and for white peoplas the nose on one's face — and, for many, equally impossible to see — that the history of Euro - American painting has been created by and for white people.

We have taken the early lead in issues such as crude - oil transportation by rail and white - nose syndrome, both of which have become subjects of national focus and concern.

«Several species of lemurs, monkeys and apes — such as the ring - tailed lemur, Udzunga red colobus monkey, Yunnan snub - nosed monkey, white - headed langur and Grauer's gorilla — are down to a population of a few thousand individuals.

Bush was given a white handkerchief that had been held on an exhaust pipe of a revved - up 18 - wheeler, and deemed it clean enough to hold up to his nose... President Bush touted biodiesel as an option to help reduce dependence on foreign oil, saying»... we must develop promising new sources of energy, such as hydrogen, ethanol or biodiesel.»