Colorado bat swarms may be vulnerable to white-nose syndrome
As humans continue to social distance to stop the spread of COVID-19, swarms of bats in Colorado haven’t taken the hint that gathering together could facilitate ...
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Fungal disease has impacted over 500 amphibian species
An international study has found that a fungal disease among amphibians is responsible for the greatest loss of biodiversity attributable to a disease ever ...
Researchers prepare for white-nose syndrome’s spread
A recent New York Times article chronicled biologists’ efforts to combat white-nose syndrome as it spreads toward bats in the West. The article followed ...
After decades of decline, could Sierra’s frogs recover?
For decades, the story of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) has been a bleak one. Once abundant in lakes and ponds in and around Yosemite National ...
Frogs find a way to coexist with deadly fungus
After frog populations in Panama were decimated by a 2004 chytrid fungus outbreak, the species that survived have developed the ability to coexist with the fungus, ...
White-nose fungus found in South Dakota
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 ...
Deadly fungus reaches endangered frogs and toads in India
The fungal pathogen behind the extinction of entire species of South American amphibians has been detected for the first time in endangered frogs and toads in ...
Site visit insights: Zoo partnership tackles chytrid
Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance ...
Kids document diseased amphibians in California
Young citizen scientists aged 4 to 16 have discovered that many frogs and toads on California’s northern coast are infected with the deadly chytrid fungus ...