"Deadly Bat Syndrome Confirmed In Black Hills"

"A deadly bat disease has been confirmed in South Dakota for the first time.

According to a joint news release from several state and federal agencies, researchers observed wing lesions on a bat earlier this summer near Jewel Cave National Monument in the Black Hills National Forest. Laboratory testing in early June at the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center confirmed the bat was a victim of the deadly white-nose syndrome.

The bat was believed to be of the species Myotis volans, or long-legged bat, and efforts are underway to verify that. If the identification holds up, the bat would be the first of its species to be found with the syndrome."

The Rapid City Journal had the story July 8, 2018.

Source: Rapid City Journal, 07/18/2018