Recreational cavers likely introduced ________, which threatens populations of already endangered bat populations in North America.

a. the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome
b. the Limosa harlequin frog
c. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which causes the disease chytridiomycosis
d. the European green crab


a. the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome

Recreational cavers likely introduced the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome, which threatens populations of already endangered bat populations in North America.

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