A Human Outbreak of Shigellosis Reveals the Variety of Infectious Organisms Carried in Wild Urban Rat Feces
A rat darts down your grimy city sidewalk. While rats have notoriously spread the Black Death across Medieval Europe, what…
A microscopic mystery infecting wild British Columbian bears
In 2008, the death of a captive black bear drew the attention of wildlife researchers at the Canadian Wildlife Health…
More new faces to introduce…
Hi! I’m Imara Beattie, a DVM student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. I’m working at the B.C. Node…
My CWHC Experience.
Hello! I’m Harveen Atwal and I’m a fourth-year Biology student at the University of British Columbia. Over the past 9…
B.C. CWD Surveillance – Mandatory Submission of Mule Deer and White-Tailed Deer Heads in the Highest Risk Area.
In 2019/2020, the B.C. Wildlife Health Program tested 1260 cervid heads for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) with no positive results.…
Lead Poisoning in Trumpeter Swans in British Columbia
As part of an ongoing collaboration with the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and the Washington State Department of Fish and…
“Bring Out Your Heads”: Hunters are the First Line of Defense Against a Deadly Disease Affecting Deer
I stare at the carefully folded package on the kitchen table. Neat straight edges in the paper wrapping protect the…
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Whale of a Time….
Having been born and raised on the prairies, I have never seen a whale. That is, until I began working…
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More Summer Students…….
Delaney Schofer is working at the British Columbia branch of the CWHC this summer. She has completed her first year…
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Secondary Barbiturate Toxicity in Bald Eagles and a Red-Tailed Hawk
Secondary toxicity is a relatively common occurrence in free-ranging carnivores and scavengers, particularly in raptors. Secondary toxicity had been documented…