Pd Has Arrived

So here it is.

Pd (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) has been detected in two sites in Kendal county and two sites in Blanco county.  In addtition, it has been detected for the first time on a Mexican free-tailed bat.

We’re obviously devastated by the news that the fungus that causes WNS has arrived in our area. We, like everyone else here, had hoped for a little more time, but we knew it was coming. Although this is just the fungus, not yet the disease, we are nonetheless tweaking our rehabilitation protocols and stand ready to collaborate with state and federal agencies, BCI and other NGOs, and other Texas bat rehabilitators in monitoring and providing supportive care for Texas bats.