Bat Cave Sampling (IMAGE) University of California - Santa Cruz Caption UC Santa Cruz graduate student Joseph Hoyt, shown here with two graduate students from Northeast Normal University in China, collected samples from cave environments and hibernating bats to test for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. Credit Guanjun Lu Usage Restrictions For use only with news coverage of this research License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.