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There is an ample support to the author's claim that several plans of actions will make better the problem of bats known as a white-nose syndrome. However, the professor in the lecture gives some reasons as a rebuttal to the author's point.
First of all, the professor contends that elevating the acidity level in caves will not work properly. One study has revealed that a certain fungus can live in all of the harsh conditions. So, they will survived in the caves with high level of acidity. Also, it will be impossible to attain an sustain the high level of acidity in caves. This casts doubt on the reading passage's assertion that, by altering the acidity level in caves, it will be possible to make those pathogenic fungus be extinct.
Next, the professor insists that antifungal treatments will have a side-effect on the caves' ecosystem. To be specific, there are various species, and some are essential while some are not. If people spray the drugs on the walls of caves, many good species will be damaged too. Eventually, this will disrupt the balance of ecosystem, and put harms on bats and other species. This counters the reading passage's claim that adding the antifungal drugs on the walls can solve this problem, because some types of drugs were proven to be effective. Finally, the professor argues that it is impractical to make artificial caves to save the bats from the syndrome. For one, making huge maㅜmade caves, transporting, and caring all bats will spend tremendous costs, about one million dollar. In addition to that, when the bats come back to the nature again, they will be susceptible to the same syndrome. This refutes the reading passage's suggestion that artificial caves can not only protect all bats, but also give people more chances to inspect them. |