WNS News Archive
Bats with White-nose Syndrome Detected in Kansas
- Published on Tuesday, 03 April 2018
White-nose Syndrome has been confirmed in Kansas, making it the 32nd state to confirm the presence of the disease.
WNS Fungus Confirmed in Oklahoma
- Published on Tuesday, 19 May 2015
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has been confirmed in Oklahoma. The presence of this fungus in Delaware County, OK, makes this the westernmost case of the fungus
Bats Battle Fungus Where They Sleep
- Published on Thursday, 13 November 2014
Imagine a world without bats — a world overrun with biting insects, a world where plants that rely upon bat pollinators might disappear. Debbie Buecher, a Tucson bat biologist, is trying to prevent that scenario from becoming a reality.
Potential Bio-Control of WNS fungus
- Published on Thursday, 02 October 2014
Last week, new research was published by Dr. Chris Cornelison and collaborators at Georgia State University.
USFWS Issues Extension
- Published on Wednesday, 25 June 2014
The USFWS has issued a 6 month extension on their decision to list the Northern long-eared bat as endangered.
Pd has arrived in Mississippi
- Published on Wednesday, 18 June 2014
The fungus that causes WNS has been detected in central Mississippi, marking the furthest southern detection of this deadly fungus.
Oklahoma is No Longer ‘Suspect’ for WNS
- Published on Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Improved testing procedures now find that the original diagnosis was in error
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