Deadly fungus was found in Alberta last year and has been in Washington state since 2016.
A deadly fungus that has killed more than six million bats in eastern North America is probably in B.C. but has not been detected yet, says a B.C. biologist and bat specialist.
Bats infected with WNS may fly in daylight in winter to find water or food and die from lack of energy in winter or early spring. WNS can be devastating to affected bat colonies. Mortality death rates in some cases are 80 to 100 per cent. It’s tricky to test for the disease because biologists don’t know where the bats hibernate, she said.
Scientists are concerned that because it’s spreading so slowly, people might think WNS won’t affect our bats, said Lausen. “They might have WNS and they might not die from it if they have enough fat to burn fighting off the fungus,” she said.
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