White nose syndrome — United States
White-nose syndrome [WNS] is a deadly disease caused by a fungus. It’s killing bats in 27 states including Michigan, and 5 Canadian provinces.
It was 1st discovered in North America around a decade ago. Researchers think it came over from Europe, possibly on the shoes of a tourist or caver.
The disease affects bats that hibernate underground, and the northern long-eared bat is getting hit especially hard. It was listed as threatened last April [2015] because of white-nose
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