White Nose Syndrome

'Devastating' Disease Found In Endangered Tennessee Bats

Reuters | Posted 05.30.2012

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By Laura Zuckerman May 29 (Reuters) - A disease that has killed millions of hibernating bats in the United States has been detected fo...

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'Green News Report' - April 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.10.2012

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'Green News Report' - April 5, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.05.2012

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Deadly Bat Fungus Moves West

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM | Posted 04.03.2012

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A disease that has killed millions of bats across multiple states and Canada has been found in Missouri, marking its advent ...

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Deadly Bat Fungus Found In New Location

AP | Posted 05.20.2012

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Biologists in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have confirmed that two bats found in a park cave have white-nose syn...

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Deadly Bat Disease Spreads Across The Nation

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 15 (Reuters) - White-nose syndrome, a mysterious illness blamed for killing millions of bats across eastern North America si...

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As Bat Deaths Mount, So Does Urgency for a National Response

Noah Greenwald | Posted 04.01.2012

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A mysterious, fatal disease is stealing North America's bats at a staggering rate.

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WATCH: White-Nose Syndrome Is Killing Millions Of Bats

Posted 01.19.2012

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From Russell McLendon and Mother Nature Network: It's been six years since the dawn of white-nose syndrome -- a bat-killing fungus that's sweeping ...

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Scientists Fight Mysterious Syndrome Killing Millions Of Bats

AP | By WILSON RING | Posted 12.20.2011

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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Scientists studying the mysterious ailment that has killed millions of bats in an epidemic that is spreading its way across North A...

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Fungus Threatens D.C. Bats With Extinction (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White-nose syndrome has been definitively linked to declining bat populations, including those in the nation's capital. Scientists pr...

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Fungus Threatens Existence Of 2 Bat Species

AP | By DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 08.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A devastating fungus that has killed off caves full of bats could soon be blamed for threatening the very existence of two bat species. ...

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This May Increase U.S. Pesticide Use

AP | By DAVID MERCER | Posted 06.13.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A group of researchers says the threat posed to bats by a fatal disease isn't just a threat to the animals but to American agricult...

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What's Killing Millions Of American Bats?

Posted 05.25.2011

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From the Center for Biological Diversity's Mollie Matteson: You might not know it, but a quiet killer is stalking America's bats. A fast-spreading di...

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White Nose Syndrome Could Result In Explosion Of Colorado Bug Population

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 05.25.2011

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GREELEY -- The spreading fungus that attacks and kills hibernating bats -- now on Colorado's doorstep -- is expected to trigger an explosion of flies,...

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Colorado Bat Caves Closed To Prevent Transmiss

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Even Batman isn't immune from an eviction notice these days. The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday it was barring entry to cave...

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Colorado Caves Closing To Protect Bats From White Nose Fungus

CBS4 Denver | Paul Day | Posted 05.25.2011

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A proposal to protect wild bat colonies in Colorado from a deadly fungus is drawing criticism from the state's caving community. The deadly fungus ...

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Scientists Find Drugs That May Fight Fungal Disease Wiping Out Bats

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON — Scientists may have found some ways to help the nation's bats, which are being wiped out by a novel fungal disease. Lab tests show tha...

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Bats: The New Canary in the Coal Mine?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kerry Trueman

You may think bats are scary, but what's truly terrifying is the mysterious fungus that's decimating the bat population -- the so-called "white-nose syndrome."

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Forest Service Battles Deadly Bat Fungus

AP | bfpr | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to close thousands of caves and former mines across the eastern United States in an eff...

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