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White-Nose Syndrome Found in More Ouachita, Ozarks Bats in Arkansas

More incidences of bats infected with white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease deadly to bats, have been found at several locations in the Ouachita Mountains and in the Ozark Mountains.

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Fungus That Causes Deadly Bat Disease Discovered In Mississippi

Since its detection in New York in 2007, WNS has been confirmed in 25 states and five Canadian Provinces. Winter bat colonies in some states have declined by more than 90 percent...

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Grants to 28 States for Work on Deadly Bat Disease

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced grant awards totaling $950,694 to twenty-eight states for white-nose syndrome study projects...

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White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Federally Endangered Gray Bats

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has confirmed the presence of white-nose syndrome in federally listed endangered gray bats (Myotis grisecens) in Hawkins and Montgomery counties in Tennessee....

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Survey Detects No Evidence Of White Nose Syndrome In Michigan Bats

A recent statewide survey of 60 bat wintering sites in Michigan found no sign of white nose syndrome, the Department of Natural Resources said today...

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USFWS Awards $1.4 million in Grants for Research & Management of Bat White-nose Syndrome

White-nose syndrome has killed more than 5.5 million bats in eastern North America and has spread rapidly across the United States and into Canada since it was first detected in 2006...

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Michigan Bats Show No Signs of White Nose Syndrome

A recent statewide survey of 24 known bat wintering sites in Michigan showed no sign of White Nose Syndrome...

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Plan to Combat Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Unveiled by USFWS

Having spread to 18 states and four Canadian provinces, white-nose syndrome threatens far-reaching ecological and economic impacts...

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Rules To Protect Cave Bats – Public Asked To Weigh In

The disease is transmitted to bats from a cave that has been infected, likely from a human introduction on shoes or equipment...

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