Monthly Archive: October 2016

2016-10-31

Bat Monday – October 31, 2016

It is the last day of Bat Week, and we’ve already seen a lot of them in the media. Enjoy the last day, but don’t forget about bats the rest of the year. 1....

Bat Week / White Nose Syndrome

2016-10-28

White-nose Syndrome News of 2016: The good, the bad, the ugly

Its Bat Week 2016. 10 years have passed since a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome was discovered. The disease has killed over 6 million bats in North America and some species are now endangered. White-nose...

Bat Week

2016-10-26

A Short History of Bats in Art

Bats can be found all over the world, with the exception of the poles and some remote islands. Bats have been around longer than man-kind, the oldest fossils of bats are estimated to...

Bat Week / National / White Nose Syndrome

2016-10-24

Bat Monday – October 24, 2016

Welcome to Bat Monday! Did you know that the CWHC’s Jordi Segers sends out a fantastic list of bat-related links every Monday? Recent publications, blogs, news articles, videos and more! All about bats!...

Ontario/Nunavut / OVC Wildlife Rotation / Students

2016-10-22

Ghostbusters? No – Tickbusters!

Fall is the favourite season of many. With all the leaves beginning to change colour displaying endless shades of reds and yellows, it beckons to many people to explore the great outdoors before the...

Ontario/Nunavut / OVC Wildlife Rotation / Students

2016-10-21

Groundhogs, squirrels, and skunks, oh my!

Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease that affects the neurological system. It was first diagnosed in 1958 in Powassan, Ontario. There have been 27 reported cases in humans in North America since...

OVC Wildlife Rotation / Students

2016-10-20

Raccoons: what are they really hiding behind that mask?

Who could overlook the quintessentially Canadian animal that is the raccoon? Though many people often only think of these animals as mischievous trash raiders, these urban specialists have adapted well to our human-dominated cities...

OVC Wildlife Rotation / Students

2016-10-19

What are you really stepping in?

We are all familiar with the iconic Canada Goose and their gleaming black necks, majestic V-shaped flight formation, and of course green fecal material smeared on the bottom of our shoes. These common Canadian...

Bat Week / White Nose Syndrome

2016-10-16

Interview with bat artist Ashley Anne Clark

Decorate your walls with bats by Ashley Anne Clark Click here for the contest details Bats are misunderstood animals. They live in the darkness and not many people get to see them up close,...

Alberta / Atlantic / Collaborations

2016-10-05

Building Northern capacity to monitor wildlife health aims to protect seal, caribou and narwhal resources.

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) is partnering with the University of Calgary and the University of Prince Edward Island to launch two projects to build community capacity in wildlife health surveillance in...