White-nose syndrome affecting Saskatchewan bats, says Nature Conservancy

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Bats aren't scary, what is scary is the fungus that has been detected in hibernating bat colonies in Saskatchewan according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. saskatchewan bats halloween

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Another myth around bats is that they are blind, and while they do navigate primarily through echolocation bats are still able to “see quite well actually,” said Ludlow.Article content Lawrence said currently at Salthaven West there are five bats under their care. Though they’re mighty hunters in the warmer months, certain bats — particularly the endangered little brown bat — are not able to survive the winter and as such hibernate.Article content

Ludlow explains that what happens is the fungus “grows on the exposed skin of hibernating bats,” which is itchy and irritating, causing the bats to wake from their slumber.Advertisement 5“How it actually harms or kills the bats is that it causes them to wake up in hibernation,” she said. Since bats go into hibernation with a finite amount of fat in reserve, if they are unable to hibernate, and if there is no food available, the bats will starve.

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