Two men from upstate New York have died from a type of pneumonia after using bat poop to grow cannabis. The men, who were based in Rochester, developed fatal cases of histoplasmosis: a lung infection ...
The deadly fungal disease that looks like white fuzz on the nose of bats was first detected in New York in 2006. Since then, white-nose syndrome has killed more than 90 percent of northern long-eared, ...
Why You Want Bats in Your Backyard With more than 40 species of bats found in North America, chances are good that these flying mammals are cruising through your neighborhood. Attract bats by ...
Once introduced to a new area, the fungus can persist in the environment, posing an ongoing threat to local bat populations. Cluster little brown bats with white-nose syndrome. U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
But until recently, one animal was missing: Chicago’s own official mammal, the little brown bat. UWI has been making up for lost time, and last week Assistant Director Liza Lehrer shared an update on ...