Conn. bat population on a ‘dramatic decline’

There has been a dramatic decline of Connecticut’s bat population because of white-nose syndrome, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. “Several species of bats that call Connecticut home have been devastated by white-nose syndrome, so much so that in 2015 three species were listed as endangered on Connecticut’s List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species,” DEEP said. The species added to the state’s endangered list are the little brown bat, the northern long-eared bat (which is also federally threatened) and the tricolored bat. The disease affects hibernating bats and is caused by a fungus. The fungus looks like white fuzz on a bat’s face and grows in cold, dark and damp places.

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