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Fungal ailment killing millions of bats

Scientists studying the highly contagious fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats have estimated 5.7 to 6.7 million bats have succumbed to the disease in United States and Canada, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins - 2 comments

North American bats continue dying at alarming rate

A strange invasive disease is swiftly wiping out the bat population across the eastern United States and parts of Canada and wildlife officials, in an attempt to stave off the devastation, are resorting to closing off public access to caves.

In the Media by J Ocean Dennie - 4 comments

Massive Bat Die-Off Continues, Spreads

A mysterious disease decimating bat populations throughout the northeast has now spread as far south as Tennessee and, for the first time, has been found in Canada.

In the Media by Martin Laine

'White nose syndrome' threatening Tennessee bats, caves closed

Thousands of Tennessean bats are being threatened by a mysterious illness being called "white nose syndrome." Tennessee authorities have closed off some caves to the public to try to prevent further spread of the disease.

In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 1 comment

Plague Kills 90% of CT's Bats, Impact on National Ecology Feared

White-nose syndrome wiped out 90 per-cent of the bat population in Connecticut over the winter. The plague is currently racing across the country with the potential for devastating effects on the general ecology.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 1 comment

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Bat killer fungus still spreading

White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has killed more than 5.5 million bats, is continuing to spread across the US, data shows.

Bat die-off blamed on invasive European fungus

The white-nose syndrome epidemic that has killed more than five million bats in Eastern Canada and the U.S. in recent years is likely caused by a fungus introduced from Europe by humans, a Canadian-led study has found.

Crashing bat population likely to hit P.E.I.

The white nose fungus killing hibernating bats in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will almost certainly have an impact on populations in P.E.I., says a scientist at the Atlantic Veterinary College.

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Marvin Moriarty/USFWS/Flickr.com

This little brown bat infected with the rapidly spreading fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) was photographed at Greeley Mine, Vermont in March 2009.

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