Genetic test can determine pesticide exposure in bats
A new test using just a drop of blood can tell research how much exposure bats have had to pesticides. “We know very little about the effects of pesticides, and ...
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Closely related COVID-19 viruses have long been in bats
Coronaviruses in the same lineage as the one responsible for the current pandemic have been circulating in bats for decades, researchers found. This provides more ...
White-nose fungus found in Montana
Tests have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats for the first time in Montana. The presence Pseudogymnoascus ...
North Dakota sees first cases of white-nose syndrome
North Dakota wildlife officials say a group of bats there died of white-nose syndrome, the first known cases in the state. The little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) ...
How bats live with coronaviruses
Bats have evolved an intrinsic immunity to coronaviruses that stops them from getting sick, though they still carry the disease. New research shows that the ...
Amid pandemic, bat biologists change course
COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Biologists ...
NIH cancels grant for bat research in China
The National Institutes of Health has abruptly canceled a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses move from bats to humans. Research scientists are ...
Researchers discover four new bat species
Researchers have announced the discovery of at least four new species of bats. The study — in a special issue of the journal ZooKeys focused on the coronavirus ...
‘Deep evolutionary history’ binds bats and coronaviruses
Bats and coronaviruses have been evolving together for millions of years, researchers have found, resulting different strains in different groups of bats around the ...
Close human-wildlife contact means more possible disease spread
Habitat degradation, wildlife exploitation and wildlife adaptation to anthropogenic resources all put animals in closer contact with people, which researchers say ...