Amphibian Chytrid Fungi PCR Quality Control: Call for Participation
Several research and diagnostic laboratories across North America are running PCR tests looking for wild pathogens. Standardization of methodologies is…
Bat Week Day 2: The many faces of bats
Bats are among the most diverse group of mammals and represent about 20% of all mammalian species. Worldwide more than…
PEI Urban Fox Project
Residents of Prince Edward Island (PEI) are quite accustomed to sharing their environment with wildlife. On PEI, red foxes have…
Detectability of avian carcasses during recovery surveys
This summer, I am working with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) on a research project looking at factors associated…
Lucy: Charlottetown’s Garden Centre Duck
Meet Lucy, a Black Duck that has nested in the garden market of a department store in Charlottetown, PEI for…
Notes from the field: Introducing Lauren Grant, CWHC Atlantic
Lauren Grant, summer student at CWHC Atlantic, kicks off her field season setting up microphones to detect bats in PEI…
New Brunswick Increases Surveillance for Rabies in Wildlife
The New Brunswick government has implemented a system of heightened surveillance for rabies in wildlife in the southwestern part of…
Wildlife and winter 2014-15 in the Maritimes
There has been a record snowfall in the Maritime provinces this winter, which has been very rough for wildlife. To…
Students in the Holland College Wildlife Conservation Technology Program Receive Necropsy Training
An interest in wildlife health is a natural fit for many involved in veterinary medicine but it is also very…
Minke whale found dead on south shore of PEI
A young minke whale that may have been separated from its group was found dead on the south shore of…