Killer fungus: how a disease threatening bat species has spread to northern Canada
White-nose syndrome, a lethal fungal disease, has spread to bat colonies in Canada's Northwest Territories, alarming biologists. The disease causes bats to burn through fat reserves during hibernation, leading to mass mortality.
Jesika Reimer holds a bat in Katmai, Alaska. Photograph: Michael Code Jesika Reimer holds a bat in Katmai, Alaska. Photograph: Michael Code The age of extinction Global development Killer fungus: how a disease threatening bat species has spread to northern Canada Bat experts were shocked at how fast white-nose syndrome had reached Canada’s northernmost colonies from the US. Now, the race is on to find a cure before species disappear
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