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PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats – North America (06): (RI) 1st rep

White nose syndrome -- United StatesWhite nose syndrome [WNS], a fungal disease that has decimated bat populations throughout the eastern United States and Canada, has been discovered for the 1st time in Rhode Island.The Department of Environmental Management announced on [Thu 5 May 2016] that a tri-colored bat hibernating in Newport County this past winter [2015-2016] tested positive for the disease and that soil samples from 2 other locations in the county confirmed the presence of the fungus.Rhode Read more [...]