ShareMDC confirms White-Nose Syndrome in bats from two caves in Lincoln County.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently received confirmation that a deadly disease in bats called “White-Nose Syndrome” (WNS) has been found in three bats from two caves in Lincoln County. The name describes a white fungus, Geomyces destructans, typically [...]

ShareBat festival swoops into Onondaga
By Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
LEASBURG, Mo. – Rob Mies is coming to Missouri’s first ever Bat Festival on Saturday, April 21, at Onondaga Cave State Park. And he’s bringing a few of his furry friends.
Mies is the director and founder of the Organization for Bat Conservation, the largest grassroots bat conservation [...]

ShareCommentary by Jo Schaper
When the USGS story broke today that they had discovered that the Geomyces destructans fungus caused white nose syndrome in cave dwelling bats, I just yawned.
If you’ve been reading our paper and blog for the last three years, you should know this isn’t news. I’m not a biologist, but I am a [...]

ShareThe United States Geological Service announced today that the fungus Geomyces destructans causes WNS in little brown bats, according to agency research published today in the journal Nature.
The study by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners, conducted at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisc., provides the first direct evidence [...]