Wild Winter
As winter grinds on inexorably, and (it seems) interminably, many wildlife species enter a period of increasing peril. As I…
Program for the 4th Annual Workshop for Wildlife Health Professionals
The program is now available for the upcoming Workshop for Wildlife Health Professionals which is being held this April 8-9…
Factors Affecting Moose Survival in BC
A provincial framework for moose management in British Columbia (BC) is being developed, partially in response to declining moose numbers…
Ringed Seal Workshop in Iqaluit an important first step
A workshop on ringed seals was held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, in early March, the first time such a workshop was…
Scientists Complete Global Inventory of Flu Strains in Birds
A group of international scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than…
Rabies in two big brown bats in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC), Western and Northern Region, recently had two interesting big brown bat submissions. One bat…
What It’s Like to Be a Bird – Book Review.
Bird Sense: What It’s Like to Be a Bird by Tim Birkhead Bloomsbury. 2012. 265 pp. $16.00 (paperback) ISBN 978…
4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals
Registration is now open for the 4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals. The workshop will be held in Québec…
Cause of grey seal die-off identified
In March 2012, we reported a mortality event of young grey seals off the coast of Nova Scotia that members…
Investigation of bird and fish mortalities at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
In mid-July, 2013 Alberta Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) received a phone call from Parks Canada Wood Buffalo National Park…