White-Nose Syndrome Suspected in Bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

White-nose syndrome suspected in bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park | Islands' Sounder

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White-nose syndrome suspected in bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Submitted by the National Park Service. White-nose syndrome suspected in bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park Wire Service

White-nose syndrome suspected in bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park | Islands' Weekly

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3 Bats Test Positive For Fungus Causing White-Nose Syndrome at San Juan Island National Historical Park

Laboratory tests conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in three bats at San Juan Island National Historical Park. The bats are part of a Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) colony housed in a bat box located in English Camp. This marks the first documented case of this fungus in San Juan County, Washington. The fungus that causes WNS, Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd),…