The expansion of white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease affecting bats, into the Pacific Northwest is centered in western Washington.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by USGS, USFWS, WDFW, and peer-reviewed mSphere publication documenting the 2016 detection near North Bend, WA, with continued surveillance data supporting a western Washington epicenter. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Listed Species and Species of Management Concern - USGS.gov (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/bat-white-nose (corroboration)
- https://columbiabasinbulletin.org/bat-killing-fungus-causing-white-nose-syndrome-continues-to-spread-into-more-washington-counties/ (corroboration)
- https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2016-03/bat-white-nose-syndrome-confirmed-washington-state-1 (corroboration)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27504499/ (corroboration)