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Jesika Reimer holds a bat in Katmai, Alaska. For 20 years, white-nose syndrome has swept across North America, killing at least 6.7m bats. Now, scientists hope a ‘probiotic cocktail’ developed from the microbiome on bats’ wings may give vulnerable species a ‘fighting chance’ against the disease. Photograph: Michael Code

Race to Save Northern Bat Species as Deadly White-Nose Syndrome Reaches Arctic Border

August 13, 2026 •

FORT SMITH, Northwest Territories — Biologists tracking North America’s bat populations have confirmed a critical,...