White-Nose FACTSHEET Syndrome About Distribution Ecological Characteristics Legal Status Identification

This fungal growth disrupts physiological processes appears on the muzzles, ears, and wing membranes of many such as thermoregulation and causes them to warm their bat species and can result in the death of the bat over the bodies prematurely to groom themselves and activate their winter hibernation period. [...] In 2022, the fungus was detected for the named for the devastation it first time in BC within bat guano in the Grand Forks area. [...] The fungus prefers White-nose syndrome is listed as an Early Detection and environments in which the Rapid Response species on the BC Priority Species list, average temperature of the coldest month is >0˚C and <18˚C meaning that the fungus is determined to be high risk to BC degrees Celsius. [...] The fungus is known to spread between bat-to-bat Bats infected with the fungus can experience fungal growth contact and contact with cold, damp areas where the fungus in the winter during hibernation when bats let their body BCINVASIVES. [...] Preventing WNS: Research is ongoing to test methods of reducing the severity of the disease or increasing the survival rates of bats exposed to the Pd fungus.