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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Caves on Missouri Department of Conservation and Mark Twain National Forest lands will be closed for one year following the discovery last week of white nose syndrome in Missouri, ...

PLOTTING AND PLANNING: Residents point to places on a Bat Cave map and note the corresponding restoration need to help guide a long-term Hickory Nut Gorge recovery plan. Photo by Brionna Dallara ...

David Wechuli and other researchers are studying bats living in cave systems in Kenya, to better understand how they interact with their environment and how human activities affect bat habitat.