Highlights from the 2025 CWHC Annual General Meeting
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) convened in Saskatoon from June 3–5 for the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), bringing…
Snakes on the prairies – what a tail!
Snakes give many of us an “icky” feeling. But they are quite fascinating after you spend some time looking at…
Besnoitia tarandi in caribou: “I‘ve got you under my skin”
“I’ve got you under my skin” a catchy song from Frank Sinatra is also an accurate way to describe Besnoitia…
The value of a closer look when cause of death is known
A closer look helped detect zoonotic pathogens in urban hares. The life of a wild animal isn’t easy. Find enough…
CWHC Western/Northern – Meet the Team
CWHC Western Northern has added to our team over the past year and wanted to introduce some new faces in…
Positive Pigeons: Dealing with questionable results in avian influenza surveillance
In the spring of 2022, North America’s wild bird populations experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). We…
West Nile virus detected in Saskatchewan wild birds
CWHC Western/Northern has detected West Nile virus in six dead wild birds from Saskatoon and Outlook, Saskatchewan. The first of…
Confirmed Case of White Nose Syndrome in Northern Manitoba
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) – a fatal fungal infection of bats – has been confirmed in four Little Brown Bats…
More new faces…
Hi! My name is Erynn Buhr and I’m working with CWHC Western/Northern in Saskatoon, SK this summer. I just completed…
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…