Clemson student takes new approach to white-nose syndrome
Most wildlife biologists know of the devastating impacts that white-nose syndrome has had on susceptible bat species such as little brown bats and Indiana bats. But ...
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Are little brown bats developing resistance to white-nose syndrome?
In New York — the first state where the deadly white-nose syndrome was detected in 2006 — biologists recently made a surprising observation: some small ...
Provincial report: Wildlife populations declining in Ontario
The Environmental Commissioner for Ontario recently released the 2015/2016 Environmental Protection Report, titled “Small Steps Forward”. Volume 2 of this ...
White-nose fungus in Washington state likely originated in eastern US
This past spring, white-nose syndrome, a disease that’s caused the death of over 5 million bats in the U.S. so far, jumped from the eastern U.S., where it had ...
“Story map” tells the tale of a deadly bat disease
A devastating fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) is spreading among hibernating bats, leaving carnage and barren caves in its wake. Now, people can ...
Critical habitat designation not warranted for bat species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to designate critical habitat for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) under the Endangered ...
White-nose syndrome jumps to western US
A little brown bat in North Bend, Washington, has been confirmed to have white-nose syndrome (WNS), making it the farthest western case of the deadly bat disease ...
Why does WNS affect American bats more than European bats?
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 ...
Mortality Survey Shows Leading Causes of Bat Deaths
White-nose syndrome (WNS) and wind turbines have killed the largest number of bats in the world since 2000, according to a new study. Little brown bats in a NY ...
USFWS Regulates Human Interactions with Listed Bat Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a final ruling regarding human interactions with the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) under the ...