Fatal Bat Fungus White Nose Syndrome Makes First Appearances in Alberta

Fatal Bat Fungus White Nose Syndrome Makes First Appearances in Alberta
A Little Brown Bat is shown in a handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Cory Olson, WCS Canada
The Canadian Press
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A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta.
White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death by interrupting their winter hibernation, was identified in several locations in the province last year after being found in Saskatchewan in 2021.