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Fungi among us: California bats under siege

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As spooky season arrives, a creepy fungus is infesting California’s bat population, threatening their survival. The fungus was first detected on the East Coast around 2006 and has continued to spread westward ever since. It made headlines this week because it was definitely spotted in the Golden State and may have already made it as far…