Fungus Devastated North American Bats. New Species Could Be Killer Blow

Fungus Devastated North American Bats. New Species Could Be Killer Blow

Society of Environment Journalists  reported “Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged bat populations in the United States and Canada.” “In the winter of 2006, biologists in New York State got a gruesome surprise. As they surveyed colonies of hibernating bats, they discovered heaps of dead animals on the floors of caves and abandoned mines. The culprit was a fun…