White-nose Syndrome Symposiums
WNS Symposium 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, Arizona Game and Fish, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and Bat Conservation International hosted the annual White-nose Syndrome Symposium June 4-7, 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin. The overall goal of the symposium was to advance WNS research and management through communication, facilitated discussion and collaboration among the participants.
WNS Symposium 2011
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Bat Conservation International hosted the annual White-nose Syndrome Symposium May 17-19, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The overall goal of the symposium was to advance WNS research and management through communication, facilitated discussion and collaboration among the participants.
WNS Symposium 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Game Commission and Bat Conservation International hosted the annual White-nose Syndrome (WNS) Symposium May 25-27, 2010, in Pittsburgh, PA. The overall goal of the symposium was to advance WNS research and management through facilitated discussion and collaboration among the participants. Thirty-five presentations were given to provide updates on the latest WNS research, which included presentations on Geomyces destructans in Europe and the European Action Plan for WNS. Additional interactive sessions were held to identify knowledge gaps and to identify action items to develop strategies to implement a soon-to-be-released national management plan for WNS. Approximately 125 people attended the event representing 66 international partners from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Defense, state natural resource agencies, universities, non-governmental organizations, and Canadian and European organizations. Approximately 100 other people participated via webinar.
WNS Symposium 2009
More than 70 people working on WNS issues met in Pittsburgh in mid-August 2009. Representatives of federal, state and nongovernment organizations together explored options on surveillance, chemical and biological control, rehabilitation, captive propagation, and bat genetics.
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