Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in White-Tailed Deer in the Kingston, Ontario area
At the end of September, approximately 30 deer were found dead on Wolfe Island and reported to the CWHC ON/NU…
Impaction intestinale par des écailles de graines de tournesol chez deux ratons laveurs au Québec.
Le tournesol, originaire de l’Amérique du Nord, a été d’abord cultivé par les premières nations, puis a servi pour l’ensilage…
Intestinal impaction by sunflower seed shells in two raccoons in Quebec.
Sunflowers, native to North America, were first cultivated by First Nations, then used for silage as well as a source…
Bottlenose Whale Stranding Event
The CWHC was recently requested to respond to the stranding of two northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) that had stranded…
Canine Distemper Virus: Outbreak in Kingston.
Since the beginning of May, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative ON/NU (CWHC) has received a number of calls regarding sick…
Colla’beer’ation and Conservation!
Recently the CWHC Atlantic region, based at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, was awarded $2500 to contribute to their…
Testing of Select Wild Mustelids for SARS-CoV-2
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been concern about what animal species might be at risk of…
Canine distemper virus: an ongoing concern for wildlife in Ontario.
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is highly contagious and can cause a severe, often fatal, disease that affects many different body…
Why did the moose drink the water? Death at a prairie dugout.
In late September of 2020, three moose were reported dead in a dugout in rural Saskatchewan. The moose had been…
Swollen Muzzle in a White-Tailed Deer.
White-tailed deer are one of the more interesting and challenging species that we have the opportunity to work with. The…