A fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats is now in Colorado. Researchers have confirmed the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in a bat from Bent's Old Fort near La Junta.

A fungus began spreading among bats in North America in 2007, causing a disease called white-nose syndrome, which marks the animals with patches of pale fuzz before killing them.

Scientists have learned that another species of fungus found in Europe and Asia causes white-nose disease, which has ravaged bat populations in the United States and Canada. A cluster of greater ...

Wildlife officers find white nose fungus on bats in Colorado 02:26. North America's bats have been fighting a battle with a fungus for years leaving 90% of bats in some areas dead but until just ...

White nose syndrome (WNS) was discovered – the first time confirmed in the state – via samples taken from two live bats and two found dead in caves in Lincoln and De Baca counties, which are ...

The fungus was first detected on the West Coast in 2016, in Washington, according to the news release, and California wildlife officials have been sampling bats for the fungus since then.

Here’s what we know about white nose syndrome and the threat it poses to bats in New Mexico. A deadly fungus threatening bat populations across the country has been discovered in two New Mexico ...

One fungus, two species, millions of dead bats: A study published in the journal Nature has analyzed 5,000 samples of a fungus that is responsible for the largest recorded pathogen-caused ...

Trace amounts of the fungus have been detected in at least four Arizona counties — Mohave, Coconino, Yavapai, and Cochise. Between 2021 and 2024 trace amounts of the fungus were found on eight bats.