More bad news for bats out today: The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, the devastating disease of hibernating #bats, was discovered for the first time in#Nebraska. Access the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service news release here: http://bit.ly/1Lce1hQ.
WNS has killed more than six million bats in North America since 2007. More info:http://on.doi.gov/1fEAFFG.
The fungus, called Pseudogymnoascus destructans, is highlighted with an arrow in this petri dish photo (courtesy of Jeff Lorch, USGS).
#USGS #science #WNS #whitenosesyndrome
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