White-Nose Syndrome in bats: Biologists characterize species loss as unprecedented

In Jefferson County, the bat population has declined more than 50 percent during the past couple of years. White-nose syndrome, a white fungus that collects on the noses and wings of hibernating bats, has killed more than 1 million cave-hibernating bats in the state since it was first discovered near Albany in 2006. Since then, the fungal disease has spread to other states and several provinces in Canada.

In Jefferson County, the bat population has declined more than 50 percent during the past couple of years. White-nose syndrome, a white fungus that collects on the noses and wings of hibernating bats, has killed more than 1 million cave-hibernating bats in the state since it was first discovered near Albany in 2006. Since then, the fungal disease has spread to other states and several provinces in Canada.

Source: Watertown Daily Times, July 11, 2011
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