California Department of Fish and Wildlife White Nose Syndrome (WNS) Response Project is tracking white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease impacting California’s bats, which is no small feat as bats are small, nocturnal, and can be difficult to find and even more difficult to study. Over the past five years, CDFW has sampled over 1,000 bats at 19 sites statewide to look for the fungus and symptoms of the disease. Results from this project show that the fungus that causes the disease is present in 10 counties across the state, indicating California’s hibernating bat populations may be at risk of significant declines from WNS.
California has amazing bat biodiversity, and protecting bats is important to the quality of our lives and the quality of nature.
To learn more about the White Nose Syndrome (WNS) Response Project, visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/…/bat-team-works-to-keep-white….
The project is funded by the State Wildlife Grant program and supports the implementation of California’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).
