Bats White-Nose Syndrome - 6 of 13
Bats White-Nose Syndrome FAQs - 13 Found
We have seen 90 to 100 percent mortality of bats (mostly little brown bats) due to White-nose Syndrome (WNS) at hibernacula in the northeastern United States. However, mortality may differ by site and by species within sites.
The endangered Indiana bat hibernates in many affected sites. We are closely monitoring Indiana bat populations in many hibernacula and, to the extent possible, in their summer maternity colonies. During the winter of 2008-2009, biologists conducted the biennial rangewide winter counts of Indiana bats. Population estimates based on this count show the overall Indiana bat population declined by approximately 17 percent. This is the first observed decline since 2001.
In addition to the Indiana bat, WNS has reached the ranges of three more endangered bats: gray bats, Virginia big-eared bats and Ozark big-eared bats. We are closely monitoring these species as WNS continues to spread.