WNV in Canada
August and early September generally is the time when people are at most risk of becoming infected with West Nile…
Fish Die-off at Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan
On June 8th, 2012, the Western and Northern regional office of the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Center received reports that…
Epidemic disease in Double-crested Cormorants in Saskatchewan
An outbreak of a virus infection of the brain and spinal cord (encephalitis and myelitis) occurred in August 2012 at…
Biologists track Q-fever in Algonquin Park, Ontario
A bacterium known to cause ‘Q-Fever’ in humans and animals was detected in a high percentage of rodents in Algonquin…
Food conditioned wolf shot in Kananaskis Country, Alberta
Park officials in Kananaskis Country, Alberta were required to euthanize a grey wolf as it had become overly habituated to…
Occurrence of a parasite in urban coyotes in Alberta with potential public health concerns
Echinococcus multilocularis, a parasitic tapeworm that is the causative agent of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis (HAE), a potentially fatal disease in…
Disease outbreak in Banks Island muskox
An outbreak of erysipelas has killed at least 100 muskox on N.W.T.’s Banks Island. Wildlife officials say preliminary lab results…
Seabirds affected by increasing levels of plastic in the eastern North Pacific ocean
A recent study from a researcher at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has provided evidence that the amount of…
Fishing gear suspected in death of right whale
The decomposed remains of an endangered right whale washed ashore this month near Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park, on the…
Summer student experience from the Atlantic CCWHC office
I didn’t know quite what to expect volunteering this summer for the CCWHC Atlantic, I was curious as to how…