Since 2006 a deadly fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has killed nearly 7 million North American bats, pushing several species to the brink of extinction and creeping farther across the country every year.
So far seven different species of bats have been affected by the epidemic -- which has spread across 22 states and five Canadian provinces. Some afflicted populations have lost more than 90 percent of their bats.
Please take action now to tell the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect northern long-eared bats without delay. If we wait any longer, it may well be too late.