Environment Canada announces funding to fight threat of White nose Syndrome to Bats
OTTAWA, Ont. – April 5, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, today announced funding to respond to…
WNS Update – Ontario: First 2013 case confirmed
Ontario has confirmed its first cases of white nose syndrome (WNS) for 2013. The infected bats were found in a…
White nose syndrome confirmed in PEI
A northern long-eared bat that was recently found dead in Prince Edward Island (PEI) has been confirmed to have been…
Unusual weather causes unusual wildlife behaviour
The new norm for Canadian winter weather seems to be anything but normal, and this can have an effect on…
Canada’s Response to White Nose Syndrome
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) of bats is unfolding as an environmental and conservation crisis in North America. Some of our…
Follow a scientist tracking White Nose Syndrome of bats
Since 2007 White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has been associated with the death of millions of cave bats (especially Little Brown Bats,…
Agenda and abstracts from the 5th Annual White-Nose Syndrome Symposium now available
The Fifth annual Symposium on White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) was hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Madison, WI…
White Nose syndrome detected for first time in Iowa, USA
A national study to determine the extent of White Nose syndrome in the United States has found one positive Big…
White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Endangered Gray Bats
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has confirmed that White-nose Syndrome, the devastating disease that has killed millions of…