New research on white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats will investigate environmental conditions in caves and mines used by hibernating bats. The research will focus on the fungus Geomyces destructans, which causes the fatal disease.
White-nose syndrome news
White-Nose Syndrome Found in Lookout Mountain Cave, Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP
posted May 2, 2012
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (NPS) has confirmed WNS in Hamilton County, TN.
Source: National Park Service
White-Nose Syndrome Observed in Bats at C&O Canal National Historical Park
posted April 25, 2012
White-nose syndrome (WNS) was observed in Washington County, Maryland in an abandoned cement mine owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park during March 2012 bat surveys.
Source: National Park Service
Service Awards $1.4 Million in Grants for Research and Management of White-nose Syndrome in Bats
posted April 11, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced seven grant awards totaling approximately $1.4 million to continue the investigation of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats, and to identify ways to manage it.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS announces Request for Proposals (RFP): 2012 WNS Grants to States
posted April 7, 2012
The goal of the White-nose Syndrome Grants to States is to provide needed assistance to state agencies in addressing the spread of WNS, the resultant loss of cave bat populations, and the threat to federally listed bat species. We expect up to $950,000 in funds for this program.
USFWS announces Request for Proposals (RFP): 2012 WNS Grants to States
posted April 6, 2012
The goal of the White-nose Syndrome Grants to States is to provide needed assistance to state agencies in addressing the spread of WNS, the resultant loss of cave bat populations, and the threat to federally listed bat species. We expect up to $950,000 in funds for this program.
Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Missouri confirms WNS in bats
posted April 2, 2012
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently received confirmation that a deadly disease in bats called “White-Nose Syndrome” (WNS) has been found in three bats from two caves in Lincoln County.
White-nose syndrome detected in Delaware bats
posted March 29, 2012
Source: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and Wildlife
White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed in Acadia National Park
posted March 20, 2012
White-nose syndrome (WNS), the disease that has recently killed millions of bats in eastern North America, has been confirmed in bats at Acadia National Park in Maine. This is the first confirmation of WNS in Acadia National Park and in Hancock County.
White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
posted March 20, 2012
Biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have confirmed that both a tricolored and a little brown bat found in a park cave tested positive for white-nose syndrome (WNS). This discovery transitions the park from only finding evidence of the fungus that causes WNS in a cave to now finding animals actively affected by the disease.
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