A deadly fungus that has devastated bat populations across North America has now been detected in multiple counties ...
This bat species is part of the leaf-nosed bat family, meaning they have a triangular flap of tissue shaped like a leaf at the end of their noses. Those noses help them detect the scent of ...
But, bats have had plenty to fear themselves in the past 15 years. A disease called white-nose syndrome has almost wiped out ...
Nearly 14 years after white-nose syndrome began devastating bat populations in New Brunswick, researchers see signs the fungus is receding and bats are becoming more resilient against the disease.
This map shows the spread of white-nose syndrome from the winter of 2006-2007 to the winter of 2009-2010, along with the ranges of the eastern small-footed bat (M. leibii) and northern long-eared bat ...
In western Oklahoma, the tiny species first tested positive for the fungus that triggers white-nose syndrome in 2019. White fuzz on the bat’s face normally shows up a couple of years after the ...