Researchers Pool Expertise to get the Poop on Avian Influenza
It’s well known that wild birds are a source of avian influenza (AI) — a serious threat to the poultry…
World Environment Day
June 5th is World Environment Day, and the theme is titled “connecting people to nature”. The goal of World Environment…
A Case of Mistaken Identity – Fish and Their Parasitic Friends
Concerns of Mercury Contamination in Primrose Lake Sparked by Ongoing Monitoring Sounds False Alarm but Reveals an Interesting Case. In…
CWHC-Atlantic Performs Blue Whale Necropsy
A Blue Whale was found dead, afloat near Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland on March 17, 2017. On May 2nd, it washed ashore…
Introducing Dr. Laura Bourque – Wildlife Pathologist CWHC Atlantic
CWHC Atlantic would like to introduce wildlife pathologist Dr. Laura Bourque! Laura recently joined the Atlantic Veterinary College at the…
CWHC-Québec Performs Necropsy and Collects Skeleton from Stranded Humpback
CWHC-Québec performs a necropsy on a humpback whale found stranded in Godbout, Québec A drifting carcass of a humpback whale…
White-Nose Syndrome Moves Northwest
White-Nose Syndrome on the Move The latest confirmed case of White-nose Syndrome was submitted from the Red Lake, Ontario area.…
Tumorous Testes Cause Antler Abnormalities
Deformed Antlers in a Moose In early April 2017, Conservation Officers in southeastern Saskatchewan were notified of a dead moose…
Cold Blooded Invasives
Herpetofaunal Introductions The impacts of invasive species in general has been documented since the late 1800’s, however, it wasn’t until…