Winter Mortality of American Crows: Orthoreovirus in Ontario
In late November of 2022, CWHC began receiving calls from the Chatham-Kent region regarding an alarming number of dead crows,…
Echinococcus multilocularis detected for the second time in an Eastern Chipmunk in Ontario
In October of 2022, an eastern chipmunk from Port Perry was brought to a local wildlife rehabilitation centre. The small…
Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Wildlife Predators
With all the news about avian influenza over the past few months, it is sometimes easy to forget that our…
Raptors and Rodenticides
The conclusion of a research project is always exciting, not only because we can finally share the results of our…
Influenza A (H5N1) virus detected in Wild Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ontario
Working with our partners at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Animal Health Laboratory, the CWHC ON/NU diagnosed…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in Ontario – CWHC ON/NU Update April 10, 2022
Since the first confirmed report of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAIV) in a red-tailed hawk in Ontario on March 21,…
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Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS)
The Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS) is a network of students, scientists and educators committed to the conservation…
Monitoring Wild Pigs for Diseases of Concern
When there are reports of wild pigs loose in Ontario, there is often a lot of news coverage, especially when…
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…
Conjunctivitis outbreak in birds in the USA
Near the end of May, there were reports of sick and dying birds in the Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West…