Disease outbreak in Banks Island muskox
An outbreak of erysipelas has killed at least 100 muskox on N.W.T.’s Banks Island. Wildlife officials say preliminary lab results…
Anthrax outbreak in Mackenzie River bison – NWT
The worst outbreak of killer anthrax spores in the Northwest Territories in two decades has left 128 wood bison dead…
Tracking Deer Across Borders
On June 18th, the CCWHC Western-Northern staff received a call from a Fish & Wildlife Officer out of Brooks, AB;…
Saving Greater Sage-Grouse in Canada depends on help from our neighbours
The Greater Northern Sage-Grouse is on the path to extinction in Canada with 13 males in Alberta and 18 males…
Newest Edition of BIOLINK Now Available
The April 2012 version of BIOLINK (official newsletter of the Atlantic Society of Fish and Wildlife Biologists) contains articles on…
Intentional Poisoning of Skunks and Red Fox Results in Conviction in Saskatchewan
In December of 2011, two dead skunks were found in a fenced bee hive enclosure and a dead red fox…
CCWHC Western/Northern Hosts Short Course for SIAST Students
On Friday March 2, 2012 eleven students from SIAST’s Resource and Environmental Law (REL) program along with their 2 instructors,…
National Health Care System for Wildlife
Dr. Ted Leighton explains how the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) has become Canada’s national health care system for…
Report Available: Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada
The second of two national workshops to review the management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada was held in Saskatoon…
“Mange” in Wild Sheep of Similkameen Valley, BC.
A new health issue of wild sheep has been recognized in the Similkameen Valley (Southern British Columbia). This condition is…