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A deadly disease could be infiltrating Alberta's bat population.

After gathering samples from 800 bridges across the province, researchers have found fungus along the Red Deer River that can cause "White Nose Syndrome," a potentially fatal disease.

According to Cory Olson from the Wildlife Conservation Society, "It eats away at their skin and these bats need to come out of hibernation to fight that infection and it takes a lot of energy to do that... They end up depleting their fat stores before the onset of spring when they can find food again."

The disease itself hasn't been confirmed in the province yet, but Olson says once the fungus is found, White Nose Syndrome typically appears within a couple of years.

Global's Erik Bay reports.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9405267/white-nose-syndrome-first-time-alberta-2023/

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