Bats, already maligned enough in movie and myth, are facing a tough time in real life these days. The state?s cave bat populations are being closely monitored for signs of white-nose syndrome, the fungal disease that has already wiped out untold numbers of bats in the east. And now, researchers at the UW-Madison have learned more about how bats are dying on wind farms. David Drake, a UW-Madison wildlife ecology professor, and former masters student Steven Grodsky, teamed with the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine to study the carcasses of bats found near wind turbines.
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