Chronic Wasting Disease in Saskatchewan
The CWHC Western and Northern Region is over half way through its 2017 CWD hunter surveillance sample collection and testing…
Bat Week 2017: Insights into Bat Health Research
It’s bat week, Oct 24-31, and we at the CWHC Western/Northern would like to share some of our bat-ventures that…
West Nile Virus in Manitoba in 2017
On September 1st, 2017 the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection of the year in Manitoba was…
First case of WNV in Saskatoon in 2017
The CWHC Western Northern region has diagnosed the first case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Saskatoon area in…
Tularemia diagnoses in urban parks in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Western/Northern Region (CWHC) recently diagnosed tularemia in a white-tailed jack rabbit and red squirrel found…
CWHC: Canada’s Wildlife Watchdogs
Climate change and food insecurity are two of the most important problems facing Canada’s North, says CWHC executive director Dr.…
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…
Come Together, Right Now, Over Pigs
Subduing Sneaky Swine in Saskatchewan: A Healthy Hampering of Harmful Hogs Our team certainly put the “cooperative” in Canadian Wildlife…
Dissecting Animal Health: CWHC Western/Northern Hosts Necropsy Course
In early February, staff and graduate students from CWHC Western Northern hosted a one day necropsy course. Fifteen conservation officers…
A Batty Summer in Saskatchewan
The CWHC Western Northern sees an influx of bats Since the beginning of July, 26 bats were submitted to the…