Save the bats!
North America's bats are in danger from a disease called "white-nose syndrome." This disease is wiping out bats incredibly fast. One million bats are estimated to have died from this disease, and in some habitats nearly all of the bats are gone. Bats are vital to a healthy ecosystem. Many species of bats eat insects, keeping the population under control. If the bats are wiped out, the insects would multiply vastly and insects such as mosquitoes would have many fewer predators. Cases of malaria, along with other diseases carried by mosquitoes, would increase and lives would be lost. The plants that other insects eat would dwindle due to vast numbers of insects feeding on them. Eventually those plants would disappear and other creatures that feed on those plants will starve. The entire ecosystem depends on every organism inhabiting it, and bats are no exception. Follow this action.defenders.org/actforbats link to make your voice heard and help to save the bats. Copypaste this to your journal to show other people and help save North America's bats!