White nose syndrome — United States
A bat captured at the Fort Laramie National Historic site [Goshen county, Wyoming] 16 May 2018 was confirmed to be carrying the fungus responsible for white nose syndrome [WNS]. The fungus is believed responsible for killing millions of bats in the eastern and mid-western United States. It first appeared in New York state in 2006. Scientists believe humans brought the “_Pseudogymnoascus destructans_” (Pd) fungus from Eurasia to the US.
University of Wyoming biologists said the discovery
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