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.

Source: Watertown Daily Times, July 11, 2011
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