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Boulder County staff outline response to white‑nose syndrome; vaccine trials and habitat measures highlighted
Summary
Wildlife staff described the county's monitoring and response plan for white‑nose syndrome, including passive monitoring, decontamination protocols, targeted habitat actions and participation interest in regional vaccination trials.
Susan Spalding, environmental senior specialist and wildlife biologist with Boulder County Parks and Open Space, updated POSEAC on white‑nose syndrome (WNS) and county response steps on Jan. 23.
Spalding summarized the disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans ("PD"), and its impacts on hibernating bat species: "Infective bats experience the fungus growing into their cellular structure ... it wakes the bats up and if they're in hibernation when they wake up, they're depleting their critical fat reserves." She described national and regional declines and noted that WNS was confirmed in Colorado in 2024 via submissions to the Colorado Parks and…
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