CCWHC 2011-2012 Annual Report Now Available
The 2011-2012 Annual Report for the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) is now available online. To request hard copies…
The unpredictable occurrence of Type E botulism in the lower Great Lakes
Although Type E botulism was first recognized as a cause of mortality in fish-eating birds following significant die-offs of common…
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease: Near but not yet here in Ontario
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is a viral disease of white-tailed deer, transmitted to them by biting midges. It is a…
Suspected cat predation of a northern flicker
This summer a juvenile male yellow-shafted northern flicker was found on a sidewalk in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, injured and unable to…
Ontario research on the blacklegged tick and Lyme disease
During the autumn months, the risk of encountering a blacklegged tick in eastern North America increases. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis),…
Avian Bornavirus as a cause of disease in free-ranging waterfowl in North America
A new strain of the recently discovered Avian Bornavirus (ABV) was identified in 2009 as a cause of neurological disease…
First issue of Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management now available
The first issue of the open-access Canadian Wildlife Biology & Management is now available online at http://cwbm.ca All papers have…
Decrease in salmon linked to higher stress in bears
Research from the lab of Dr. Judit Smits, an associate member of the Alberta regional CCWHC office, links the decline…
A new lungworm discovered in Northern Canada’s caribou, muskox and moose.
Roundworms of the Family Protostrongylidae (a group of parasitic roundworms) are often capable of causing disease in wild and domestic…
NSFAH decision to promote non-lead ammunition
The Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters (NSFAH) has decided to encourage hunters to switch to non-lead ammunition. They…