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…
Sauvetage d’un béluga égaré : L’équipe de vétérinaire du RCSF – Québec se mobilise
Le 2 juin dernier, un béluga solitaire a été signalé dans la rivière Nepisiguit (Bathurst, Nouveau-Brunswick) à la Marine Animal…
Co-operative Spirit Key to Wildlife Health Group’s 25-year Success
It’s a rare person who looks upon research on rats – the unwelcome kind – as the study of urban…
Scientists’ Bird Feeding Tips Help Dry up Parasite’s Threat
Backyard bird watchers in Atlantic Canada have a CWHC research team to thank for practical tips on saving their feathered…
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.…
Project Tracks Urban Rats’ Health Risks to Humans
They’re blamed for spreading the Black Death in medieval times and other modern-day scourges such as leptospirosis and rat-bite fever.…
Researchers Pool Expertise to get the Poop on Avian Influenza
It’s well known that wild birds are a source of avian influenza (AI) — a serious threat to the poultry…
World Environment Day
June 5th is World Environment Day, and the theme is titled “connecting people to nature”. The goal of World Environment…