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POPSWhite Nose Syndrome In Bats White Nose Syndrome: Since its discovery in a New York cave in February 2006, white-nose syndrome (WNS) has killed more than a million bats of six species in nine states. The disease is expected to reach Midwestern and Southern states in the near future...
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POPSFirst the Bees, Now Something is Killing Our Bats. I heard a recent interview with a biologist on this subject, and her opinion was that white-nose could be the problem, but because fungus is rarely fatal on its own, it was quite likely that the bats had a compromised immune system already, and white-nose was just the final blow. Considering how vital bats are to controlling insects, this is one mystery that needs to be solved quickly.
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POPSThe great white bat disease cometh Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have joined us in a group of states that have detected the white fungus, which starts on a bat's face and spreads to its wings. In fact, a huge segment of the
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POPSWhite Nose Syndrome For now, scientists are continuing to monitor sick bats. But as every week brings a fresh discovery of White Nose Syndrome in yet another cave, and mortality rates continue to climb, their fear for all the bats in the Northeastern US is rising. Their hope is that before next winter, when the bats return to caves and mines to hibernate, more will be known and the decline in bat numbers can be prevented.
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