Author: Marnie Zimmer

Diagnostic Highlights / Mammals / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Website Rotator

2021-10-18

Intestinal impaction by sunflower seed shells in two raccoons in Quebec.

Sunflowers, native to North America, were first cultivated by First Nations, then used for silage as well as a source of grain for poultry. Today, sunflower seeds are one of the most important sources...

Atlantic / Mammals / Notes from the Field / Strandings / Website Rotator / Whales

2021-10-14

Bottlenose Whale Stranding Event

The CWHC was recently requested to respond to the stranding of two northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) that had stranded in Quebec, across the Chaleur bay from Campbellton in northern New Brunswick. Both whales...

Collaborations / International / National Office / Surveillance / Teaching/Training / Website Rotator

2021-09-08

The Wildlife Health Intelligence Platform : Data management for the modern world.

The CWHC National Office leads the organization’s health information management efforts through the development and maintenance of a world-class database system for wildlife health surveillance; the Wildlife Health Intelligence Platform (WHIP). This system provides...

Confirmation d’un cas de mycoplasmose chez un roselin pourpré au Québec.

Bird Feeders / Birds / Diagnostic Highlights / Mycoplasmosis / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-09-07

Confirmation d’un cas de mycoplasmose chez un roselin pourpré au Québec.

Au cours de la dernière année, nous avons reçu plusieurs photos de passereaux présentant des lésions suggestives de mycoplasmose. Cependant, ce diagnostic présomptif n’avait pas encore pu être confirmé en laboratoire, car aucun des...

Bird Feeders / Birds / Mycoplasmosis / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-09-07

Confirmation of a case of mycoplasmosis in a purple finch in Quebec.

During the past year, we have received several photos of passerines with lesions suggestive of mycoplasmosis. However, as none of the sick birds had been submitted for analysis, this presumptive diagnosis had not yet...

Collaborations / National / News & Announcements / Publications / Website Rotator

2021-08-17

Métis Spirit

The CWHC has featured wildlife artists in our annual report previously and this year we are honoured to feature the work of Métis artist Phyllis Poitras-Jarrett. Phyllis resides in Regina, Saskatchewan and draws her...

News & Announcements / Quebec / Résidente vétérinaire centre régional du Québec / Website Rotator

2021-07-20

Nouveau résident en gestion de la santé de la faune au centre régional du Québec.

C’est avec grand plaisir que le RCSF-Québec annonce que Benjamin Jakobek a commencé son programme de résidence en gestion santé de la faune au Centre régional du Québec. Originaire de Toronto, Ontario, Ben a...

News & Announcements / Quebec / Veterinary resident Quebec Regional Center / Website Rotator

2021-07-20

New resident in wildlife health management at the Quebec Regional Center.

CWHC-Quebec is pleased to announce that Benjamin Jakobek is their new resident in wildlife health management. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Ben completed his BSc. at the University of British Columbia in 2015. Following that,...

Bats / Collaborations / News & Announcements / Website Rotator / Western/Northern / White Nose Syndrome

2021-07-20

Confirmed Case of White Nose Syndrome in Northern Manitoba

White Nose Syndrome (WNS) – a fatal fungal infection of bats – has been confirmed in four Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus) found near Cranberry Portage, Manitoba. This it the furthest northern and western...

Mammals / News & Announcements / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2021-07-08

Canine Distemper Virus: Outbreak in Kingston.

Since the beginning of May, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative ON/NU (CWHC) has received a number of calls regarding sick raccoons in the city of Kingston. We reached out to a local wildlife rehabilitation...

Author: Marnie Zimmer

Intestinal impaction by sunflower seed shells in two raccoons in Quebec.

Bottlenose Whale Stranding Event

The Wildlife Health Intelligence Platform : Data management for the modern world.

Confirmation d’un cas de mycoplasmose chez un roselin pourpré au Québec.

Confirmation of a case of mycoplasmosis in a purple finch in Quebec.

Métis Spirit

Nouveau résident en gestion de la santé de la faune au centre régional du Québec.

New resident in wildlife health management at the Quebec Regional Center.

Confirmed Case of White Nose Syndrome in Northern Manitoba

Canine Distemper Virus: Outbreak in Kingston.

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