The fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome in North American bats has been detected in a bat guano (droppings) sample collected in the Metro Vancouver area. The fungus was first identified in B.C. in guano found in the Grand Forks area in 2022. White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease that disrupts bats’ winter hibernation. Infected bats wake more often and use up the energy they need to survive the winter, leading to starvation and death. While this is B.C.’s second detection of the fungus in guano samples, there have still been no confirmed cases of white-nose syndrome in bats in B.C. …Members of the public can help support bat conservation by reporting sightings of bat roosts, dead bats or unusual bat activity in winter to the BC Community Bat Program.