white-nose syndrome

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Science & Health April 30, 2012

Disease taking a bite out of bat species

More than five million bats have been killed in Eastern Canada and the United States in recent years due to a disease called white-nose syndrome. The culprit: a European fungus that more than likely arrived in North America on the boots of an unsuspecting traveller.

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News April 19, 2012

Foreign fungus causes rapid die-off of bat population

Millions of bats have been killed in Eastern Canada and the U.S. due to a disease called white-nose syndrome. The culprit: a European fungus that likely arrived on the booths of an unsuspecting traveler. David Lawrie, Program Director at the Rouge Valley Foundation discusses his concern for the bats residing in the Rouge Valley.