1. White Nose Syndrome (Story Board) Kimberly Albright

2. What is WNS???  WNS is a disease caused by a fungal infection that is spreading across North America killing many bat species.  The North American bat death toll from white-nose syndrome exceeds 5.5 million, and continues to rise. WNS has caused substantial declines in bat populations with many bat species now endangered or on the verge of extinction.

3. Story Objectives To educate about WNS To paint a picture of just how devastating this disease has bee to bats To explain the importance of bats in the environment To show bats in a different light To highlight the research being done on this disease To tell a story to motivate people into understanding how vital it is to save bats and how vital conservation is in general.

4. Plans for Feature Feature Article Audio sideshow with interviews Data sets/ spread maps Pictures

5. Interviews Rob Mies- TV personality, conservation biologist, bat expert, author, and Executive Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation Emma Willcox- Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and current researcher of WNS Riley Bernard- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UTK, researcher Gary McCracken- Ecology and Evolutionary Professor at Utk, has also written several papers on Bat ecology The Bat Working Group And several others

6. WNS Feature Story Kimberly Albright Explain WNS and Bat Facts Different species and ranges Spread of WNS/ Data sets Current Conservation efforts Research Interviews- Rob MiesHow people can Help Future Outlook and Bat Myths