Badlands National Park Archives - The Wildlife Society

White-nose fungus found in South Dakota

June 29, 2018

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has turned up for the first time in South Dakota. The National Park Service reports that the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans was found on five bats at Badlands National Park …

Reintroduced foxes don’t take completely to badlands

March 22, 2016

Swift foxes reintroduced to the badlands in South Dakota are struggling to adapt to some landscape features, though studies show healthy genetic diversity. “It’s very clear that the rugged terrain of the Badlands National Park, …