Caves close as fungus attacks bats

[Brian Roebuck]

For the second straight summer, most area caves are closed to the public in an attempt to keep a fungus that has killed nearly a million East Coast bats from making its way to the Midwest.

White Nose Syndrome has been confirmed in 14 states -- although not in Kentucky or Indiana -- decimating some bat populations by 95 percent.

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