Tag: little brown bats

Hoary bat numbers are plummeting in the Pacific Northwest, according to a recent study, raising concerns about the ability of the species to survive throughout the United States as growing...

White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations across much of North America, but researchers have found that applying probiotic bacteria can reduce the disease’s impacts and help struggling populations survive. Combined...

A new study shows that vaccination may reduce the impact of white-nose syndrome in bats, marking a milestone in the international fight against one of the most destructive wildlife diseases in modern times....

In New York — the first state where the deadly white-nose syndrome was detected in 2006 — biologists recently made a surprising observation: some small populations of the little brown...

White-nose syndrome doesn’t always kill bats. Though massive numbers of the flying mammals have been wiped out from the fungal disease in North America, many European species show a higher...

When little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) infected with white nose syndrome are hibernating, their immune systems are still actively fighting, contrary to previous hypotheses, according to a recent study. Researchers...