Environmental Studies

Assessing the Impacts of White Nose Syndrome in Bats of the North Carolina Piedmont

Lillian Knepp

Major(s)/Minor(s)

White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has been negatively impacting North American bats and spreading rapidly since its...

Mitigating Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) to Protect Nocturnally Migrating Birds from Fatal Building Collisions May Require Multiple Large-Scale Strategies

Wendy Hawkins

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Environmental Studies

Many bird species employ a nocturnal migration strategy, relying on the moon and stars for navigation. Over the past century, artificial light at night (ALAN)...