Bat Conservation International learned this week that the fungus linked to White-nose Syndrome, which has killed more than a million bats to date, has been confirmed on another bat species. A southeastern myotis found at Virginia's Pocahontas State Park last month has tested positive for the White-nose fungus. This is the ninth bat species so far threatened with White-nose Syndrome. This southern species could carry the fungus into the deep South, since its range reaches from Indiana and … [Read more...]

I received another email alert today.  More bad news for bats. . . On Monday, we emailed you about White-nose Syndrome spreading to the endangered gray bat. Today, biologists have even worse and more shocking news. The fungus linked to WNS, which has killed over a million hibernating bats in the eastern United States, has made a frightening leap west. The fungus was found on an eighth bat species, the cave myotis, which commonly shares caves with migratory Mexican free-tailed bats. … [Read more...]