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White-Nose Syndrome Spreads West

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In The Moment ... June 8, 2018 Show 354 Hour 2

White-nose syndrome has been spreading west and now its been discovered in bats in South Dakota.

Silka Kempema, Wildlife Biologist for South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, and Kimberly Dickerson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator for the Mountain/Prairie Region, visit about what this means for the bat population and conservation.

Cara Hetland is the Director of Radio and Journalism Content for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.