If you are wondering what the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership event reporting system (WHISPers) is and if it can be of help to you, watch this 3-minute video for a short description of the platform's features and benefits.
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Videos from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
If you are wondering what the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership event reporting system (WHISPers) is and if it can be of help to you, watch this 3-minute video for a short description of the platform's features and benefits.
The “WHISPers Overview” narrated PowerPoint is an introduction to the features and benefits of the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership-event reporting system (WHISPers), a platform for State, Federal, and Tribal natural resource agency partners to share wildlife health information with each other and the public.
The “WHISPers Overview” narrated PowerPoint is an introduction to the features and benefits of the Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership-event reporting system (WHISPers), a platform for State, Federal, and Tribal natural resource agency partners to share wildlife health information with each other and the public.
![UV Screening for Bat White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/UV%20screening%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=-qkmNJaI)
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) light can be used to detect orange fluorescence associated with white-nose syndrome (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome-surveillance) on bat skin.
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) light can be used to detect orange fluorescence associated with white-nose syndrome (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome-surveillance) on bat skin.
![UV Screening for Bat White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance —Audio-Described](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/UV%20screening%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=mmS2GDlt)
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) light can be used to detect orange fluorescence associated with white-nose syndrome (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome-surveillance) on bat skin.
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) light can be used to detect orange fluorescence associated with white-nose syndrome (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome-surveillance) on bat skin.
![Environmental Sampling for White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/environmental%20sampling%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=vWTJ8AuD)
Environmental samples collected in or near bat roosting locations can be used to supplement samples collected from bats for surveillance for white-nose syndrome (WNS) (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome).
Environmental samples collected in or near bat roosting locations can be used to supplement samples collected from bats for surveillance for white-nose syndrome (WNS) (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/white-nose-syndrome).
![Environmental Sampling for White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance —AD](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/environmental%20sampling%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=oSzd_U1r)
Audio-described version
![Collecting a skin swab for white-nose syndrome surveillance](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/skin%20swabbing%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=8XakdEZC)
This video shows the proper technique for collecting a skin swab from a bat that is either roosting in place or is manually restrained for white-nose syndrome surveillance.
This video shows the proper technique for collecting a skin swab from a bat that is either roosting in place or is manually restrained for white-nose syndrome surveillance.
![Collecting a skin swab for white-nose syndrome surveillance (AD)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/skin%20swabbing%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=X4EOyO4r)
This video shows the proper technique for collecting a skin swab from a bat that is either roosting in place or is manually restrained for white-nose syndrome surveillance.
This video shows the proper technique for collecting a skin swab from a bat that is either roosting in place or is manually restrained for white-nose syndrome surveillance.
![Approved euthanasia methods for bats (Microchiroptera)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/Euthanasia%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=zR8jSdh6)
This video shows the proper procedure for performing cervical dislocation on a bat with clinical signs of white-nose syndrome to be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for evaluation.
This video shows the proper procedure for performing cervical dislocation on a bat with clinical signs of white-nose syndrome to be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for evaluation.
![Approved euthanasia methods for bats (Microchiroptera)—Audio-Described](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/Euthanasia%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=9tIwY_w5)
This video shows the proper procedure for performing cervical dislocation on a bat with clinical signs of white-nose syndrome to be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for evaluation.
This video shows the proper procedure for performing cervical dislocation on a bat with clinical signs of white-nose syndrome to be submitted to a diagnostic laboratory for evaluation.
![Collecting a bat skin biopsy for white-nose syndrome surveillance](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/Biopsy%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=IMgfhdG7)
This video demonstrates the proper procedure for collecting a skin biopsy from a bat when conducting white-nose syndrome surveillance.
This video demonstrates the proper procedure for collecting a skin biopsy from a bat when conducting white-nose syndrome surveillance.
![Collecting a bat skin biopsy for white-nose syndrome surveillance (AD)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/video/Biopsy%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=rfvmcIie)
This video demonstrates the proper procedure for collecting a skin biopsy from a bat when conducting white-nose syndrome surveillance.
This video demonstrates the proper procedure for collecting a skin biopsy from a bat when conducting white-nose syndrome surveillance.