Scott Darling, wildlife biologist with the Vermont Fish And Wildlife Department, talks with Vermont Edition about the status of White Nose Syndrome in Vermont and a test program that relocates healthy bats to a location in Maine to save them from the disease.

Recent developments are giving the wildlife community hope that a bat die-off from White Nose Syndrome can be thwarted.

We hear about the new positive developments in the battle against white nose syndrome in bats and get an update on the economic advancements underway in Newport.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public's help in gauging the number of bat colonies remaining in Rutland County.

A Vermont-based group trying to slow the spread of a fatal bat disease is suing a federal agency in hopes of blocking a recreational caving expedition in Colorado.

Similar to past winters, the Fish and Wildlife department is tracking changes in bat behavior as a result of White Nose Syndrome, which has afflicted hibernating bats throughout the state.

VPR's Susan Keese visits an abandoned mine in Windham County with researchers working to save the bats from extinction.

We talk with several folks who have a specific perspective on autumn colors.  Also, mycologists prepare for this weekend's "FungiBlitz" in Montpelier. And an update on bats suffering from white nose syndrome.