Category Archives: White-Nose Syndrome

Northern Long-eared Bat Reclassified as Endangered

Posted on November 29, 2022 by admin

Date: November 29, 2022 Contact: Georgia Parham, Georgia_Parham@fws.gov, 812-593-8501 Ongoing spread of deadly white-nose syndrome is primary threat, increasing risk of extinction WASHINGTON — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 22, 2022 by admin

Dread fungus puts bat closer to extinction 03/22/2022 01:31 PM EDT By Michael Doyle with Greenwire Ravaged by the deadly white-nose syndrome, the northern long-eared bat now requires heightened federal protection as an endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading →

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White-Nose Syndrome Has Killed 90% of Three Bat Species

Posted on May 18, 2021 by admin

May 17,2012 Wildlife Management Institute A new study in the journal Conservation Biology reports that white-nose syndrome has killed 90% of northern long-eared, little brown, and tri-colored bats in North America in just the last 10 years. The study is based on findings of collaborators … Continue reading →

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US Issues Rules to Protect Bat Threatened by Fungal Disease

Posted on January 18, 2016 by admin

  By john flesher, ap environmental writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Jan 13, 2016, 3:27 PM ET  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it had updated interim rules that accompanied a decision last April to designate the northern long-eared … Continue reading →

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