SUPPLEMENTAL FIGURE 4: Comparison of survival observed within the extirpated site during an historical translocation experiment with WNS-naïve bats in 2009 and the contemporary experiment described in this study. In the historical translocation, mortality occurred in translocated little brown bats much more rapidly compared to this study. After 114 days in the historical study, all bats succumbed to WNS, whereas in this study, the majority of bats were alive 110 days into hibernation. This strongly suggests that bats in persisting colonies have unique adaptations to surviving WNS, driving their colonies’ persistence.