KDVR – Ghazi mushrooms were discovered in the bats at the Rocky Mountain National Park.
In a press release on Thursday from the National Park, the tests conducted by the American Geological Survey confirmed the fungi known as Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, or PD, in bats in Holzworth historical site On the western side of the Rocky Mountain National Park.
According to the garden, this is the first confirmed discovery of fungi in Grand County.
PD is described as gas fungi causing White nose syndrome A fatal and infectious disease affects bats.
“Any new discovery of PD is concerned because bats are vital to health ecosystems. Rocky Mountain National Park is home to nine known types of bats, five of which were found in areas of more than 11,000 feet,” said Rocky Mountain National Park in a press statement.
While white nose syndrome does not pose a danger to humans, people can spread the disease.
After the disclosure, the Rocky Mountain National Park provided advice for protection for visitors. The park requires people to report dead or injured bats to the garden employees. The park also said that people should never touch bats, because they can carry other serious diseases regardless of white nose syndrome.
If you visit a cave or home of bats, your Rocky National Park recommends correctly Remove installation and outer clothes.
The National Park said that Nus Al -Bayda’s syndrome was confirmed for the first time in 2022 in southeast Colorado, and it was confirmed in Laimer Province.