White-nose syndrome was found in bats that call Canyonlands National Park Needles district home, according to the National Park Service.
White-nose syndrome is tied to a fungus called Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) and can prove fatal in bats. The disease has killed millions of bats across North America and Canada . There is no cure for the disease, which has a 90% to 100% fatality rate at some sites in the U.S. Some species of bats are being pushed to extinction because of the disease.
According to the U.S. Department of Interior’s White Nose Syndrome Response Team, the fungus was first detected in the U.S. in 2006, with more recent cases occurring in the Southwest and Washington. It has now been found in 40 states…