The Invisible Mammal

The Invisible Mammal is a documentary that released on April 22, 2025. The film centers on an all-woman team of biologists working against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction to combat white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease decimating bat populations. When the COVID-19 pandemic interrupts their fieldwork, the researchers find themselves tracing connections between bat conservation and the origins and spread of infectious disease. The film uses that convergence to examine broader questions about wildlife health and its relationship to human epidemiology.