Chronic wasting disease hunter surveillance program cut in Saskatchewan
Recently, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment indicated they have discontinued funding for the chronic wasting disease (CWD) hunter surveillance program…
The Impact of the Nation’s Most Widely Used Insecticides on Birds
A new report commissioned by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has assessed commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides to be lethal to…
Snake Fungal Disease in the United States – NWHC Wildlife Health Bulletin
Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) is an emerging disease in certain populations of wild snakes in the eastern and midwestern United…
Biodiversity may protect against spread of disease – AAAS blog link
One key issue in the ecology of infectious diseases is the extent to which biodiversity affects the occurrence of disease.…
Understanding parasite biodiversity at high latitudes
Studies on parasite distribution and biodiversity are foundational to understanding how parasites may affect the health and conservation of their…
Southern red-backed vole found to be a new intermediate host for a potentially zoonotic tapeworm
Echinococcus multilocularis are gut-dwelling parasitic tapeworms of carnivores (foxes, coyotes, dogs, etc.). Eggs of E. multilocularis that are shed in…
Mortality in Wildlife: More than meets the eye
“It died of natural causes” and “there’s not a mark on them.” These are common statements when government staff or…
Rodenticide poisoning in an urban coyote
In January 2013, a dead juvenile coyote was found in an urban park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The coyote was…
Bird flu and Canada’s wild bird Avian Influenza surveillance program
The Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre collaborates with numerous federal and provincial juristictions across the country to ensure that wild…
Environment Canada announces funding to fight threat of White nose Syndrome to Bats
OTTAWA, Ont. – April 5, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, today announced funding to respond to…