A deadly fungus that has devastated bat populations across North America has now been detected in multiple counties throughout California, raising alarms among wildlife officials and conservationists.

So far, white-nose syndrome appears to affect only bats that hibernate, which make up about half of the 45 bat species in the United States. Pollinating bats and long-distance migrants that don't ...

White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats since it was first discovered in the U.S. Northeast in 2006. Biologists consider it North America’s worst-ever wildlife disease outbreak. It not only ...

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 ...

The Narwhal reports that at a crucial point in their research, biologists are scrambling to find new support for their study ...

But bat biologists say the consequences of the North American die-off stretch far beyond the animals themselves. For instance, one million bats—the number already felled by white-nose syndrome ...