Although various bat species eat different kinds of food ... They emit a series of supersonic cries through the mouth or nose and detect flying insects by the echoes reflected back. Those species that ...

The fungus is known to cause white-nose syndrome, a disease responsible ... the disease could begin infecting California’s 25 different bat species within the next several years, according ...

A fast-moving disease is killing bats across North America. We need your help to stop it. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats since it was first discovered in the U.S. Northeast in 2006.

Bat conservationists throughout North America are holding their breath this winter, waiting nervously for the grim news of spring: how much farther has white-nose syndrome (WNS) spread and how many ...

A bat tested a year before in a different location also was confirmed ... A sighting of white-nose near the caves in April 2024 confirmed the disease’s presence. Still, Loucks said, Oklahoma ...