The mortality rate of bats with white-nose syndrome can reach as high as 90 to 100 percent, depending on the colony. Canada listed little brown bats as endangered in 2014 due to drastic declines ...

Blacksburg, Va. – A research paper co-written by a Virginia Tech faculty member explains a 60-year mystery behind a rare bat's nose that is unusually large for its species. The findings soon ...

Continued preference for suboptimal habitat reduces bat survival with white-nose syndrome. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20416-5 Cite This Page : ...

Jan. 8 (UPI) --Bats suffering from white-nose syndrome frequently make the unfortunate decision to spend the winter in warmer underground hideouts, places more likely to encourage fungal growth ...

A Colorado bat infected with deadly white-nose syndrome was discovered in Boulder County. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 86°F. Tuesday, June 10th 2025 Digital Replica Edition.

Since it was first observed in 2006, white-nose syndrome—a fungal disease spread by the aptly named Pseudogymnoascus destructans—has ravaged bats across the United States and Canada ...

White-nose syndrome has decimated bat populations in Indiana. The disease, caused by a fungus, spreads from cave to cave where bats hibernate.

For 30 years, the lesser long-nosed bat languished on the endangered species list, the federal government’s sick ward for animals on the verge of being wiped out. Its story, like those of most ...

Wildlife officers find white nose fungus on bats in Colorado 02:26. North America's bats have been fighting a battle with a fungus for years leaving 90% of bats in some areas dead but until just ...

Once home to an estimated 15,000 bats, the Durham mines are now nearly empty, according to the Heritage Conservancy of Bucks County. Once home to an estimated 15,000 bats, ...

Mexican long-nosed bats were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1988, but according to Bat Conservation International, the population has decreased by 50% in recent decades.