Tagged: bats

Unlike their cold-weather relatives, Humboldt penguins live only in South America, along the rocky Pacific coast of Chile and Peru. The Saint Louis Zoo’s Michael Macek has been monitoring the penguins there, tracking their health and numbers.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• A look at how Missouri fared in the recent Mega Millions drawing.
• The state general assembly starts looking at budget bills
• Bats with white nose syndrome come to Missouri.

Three Missouri bats are confirmed to have white nose syndrome, found north of the St. Louis area.

This week, we’ll hear about a devastating disease afflicting bat populations across the country, and learn about the hazards of ignoring the issue.