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White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species

Updated: Feb 3, 2022

New Study Unveils the Impacts of the Disease on Native Bat Populations


White-nose syndrome has killed over 90% of northern long-eared, little brown and tri-colored bat populations in fewer than 10 years, according to a new study published in Conservation Biology. Researchers also noted declines in Indiana bat and big brown bat populations.