CSU experts available to discuss first case of white-nose syndrome in a Colorado bat

For reporters: The following Colorado State University experts are available to discuss the first case of white-nose syndrome in a Colorado bat. 

To schedule an interview, contact Allison Sylte at [email protected] or (720)-849-1907.  

Tanya Dewey, assistant professor of biology

Tanya Dewey can discuss how the spread of white-nose syndrome may impact bat populations across the West and beyond.

Robert Schorr, zoologist and conservation biologist  

Robert Schorr is available to discuss the bat population monitoring he and other scientists do to understand population dynamics in advance of white-nose syndrome. In addition to his role at CSU, he is the director of Climbers for Bat Conservation, an organization in which he partners with climbers and biologists to understand where bats roost among cliff systems. He is also the president of the Western Bat Working Group, a society of biologists from Texas to Saskatchewan to Alaska.  

Dale Manning, associate professor of agricultural and resource economics 

Dale Manning was the co-author of a recent study that found white-nose syndrome is costing U.S. agriculture up to $495 million each year. He has discussed the important role bats play in agriculture in the U.S., and how the case in Colorado could impact local farmers.