Bat-killing fungus behind white-nose syndrome reaches Oregon

Bat-killing fungus behind white-nose syndrome reaches Oregon

A fungus that’s devastated bat populations across much of North America over the past two decades has arrived in Oregon.Staff at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday they haven’t seen infected bats in this state yet. But the white-nose syndrome fungus was recently found in bat poop – known as guano – at a bus stop at the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park near Astoria.White-nose syndrome isn’t dangerous to people, but we …