On Wednesday, Kentucky officials announced a little brown bat tested positive for White-nose Syndrome (WNS), making Kentucky the 18th state to document the disease or associated fungus. The bat was found dead in a cave about 30 miles from Paducah in southwestern Kentucky. Little browns have been especially hard-hit by the disease. A recent scientific study predicted the species - once among the most common of American bats - will face regional extinctions in the Northeastern United States within two decades because of White-nose Syndrome. Sadly, we believe this tragedy will keep expanding. The disease (or the WNS fungus) has now reached into more than one-third of U.S. states and spread to three Canadian provinces, killing well over a million bats in just five years. And more reports are likely as biologists examine additional bat-hibernation caves for signs of White-nose Syndrome. BCI continues to work to raise federal dollars for fighting this disease, and we will continue sending you the latest updates on White-nose Syndrome as results from state hibernacula surveys are reported. Regards, ![]() Nina Fascione Executive Director P.S. Bats need our help more than ever. Please support WNS research and donate today, before it's too late. |
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