Category: International

Collaborations / Headquarters / International / National

2015-10-26

Welcome to Bat Week

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a devastating fungal disease that has killed over 6 million bats in Eastern North America since its discovery in 2006. Likely introduced from Europe, many North American bats have no...

Education / International

2015-09-09

Wildlife Health in the 21st Century: A lecture by Dr. Ted Leighton

Recently, Ted Leighton, former Executive Director and now an active Associate of the CWHC, spent two weeks in Australia as the first KVF Jubb Fellow at the University of Melbourne. As part of that...

Conferences / International / White Nose Syndrome

2015-04-08

Bat Conservation Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri

For decades across North America, many biologists and conservationists have been studying bats to find ways to save these unique animals from the many and increasing threats they are facing: threats caused by urbanization,...

Avian Influenza / International

2015-03-26

Examining the Role of Wild Birds in Midwestern US H5N2 Outbreaks

In early December, 2014 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N2 was discovered in several poultry operations in the Fraser valley in southern British Columbia. By mid-December H5N2 and H5N8 viruses had been identified in...

International

2014-11-26

Epidemic of Influenza in Harbor Seals in Europe

Since March 2014, influenza has been associated with the death of thousands of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Europe. It is the first influenza epidemic in seals recorded in Europe. The cause of the epidemic...

International

2014-11-17

A newly-discovered fungus from Asia now threatens salamander populations world-wide

Among continents, North America is home to the world’s greatest number of different kinds of salamanders, roughly 190 species, of which 19 are present in Canada. Now, a newly-discovered disease-causing fungus has put...

CWHC Western/Northern director departs for Sri Lanka

Collaborations / International / News & Announcements / Research / Western/Northern

2014-10-17

CWHC Western/Northern director departs for Sri Lanka

Trent Bollinger, regional director of the CWHC’s Western/Northern centre, departed on a trip to Sri Lanka last week to participate in research investigating diseases and causes of mortality in fruit bats. Trent will be working...

Licensing of diclofenac poses serious concerns for vultures

International / Poisoning

2014-10-06

Licensing of diclofenac poses serious concerns for vultures

Members of our staff recently received the following message written to the wildlife health community about concerns over licensing of the veterinary drug diclofenac for use in Europe. This drug, which has been attributed to a...

Expecting the unexpected: how Canada is helping to prevent the next disease outbreak

Collaborations / International

2014-08-28

Expecting the unexpected: how Canada is helping to prevent the next disease outbreak

Craig Stephen, executive director of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, and Zee Leung of the International Development Research Centre recently co-authored an op-ed in response to the current Ebola outbreak. The article argues for investment directed at the...

International

2014-08-13

Photo Gallery: Sri Lankan Elephants

In celebration of World Elephant Day (August 12, 2014), we’re sharing our collection of elephant photos taken during former CWHC director, Ted Leighton’s travels to Sri Lanka as part of a partnership between the...

Category: International

Welcome to Bat Week

Wildlife Health in the 21st Century: A lecture by Dr. Ted Leighton

Bat Conservation Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri

Examining the Role of Wild Birds in Midwestern US H5N2 Outbreaks

Epidemic of Influenza in Harbor Seals in Europe

A newly-discovered fungus from Asia now threatens salamander populations world-wide

CWHC Western/Northern director departs for Sri Lanka

Licensing of diclofenac poses serious concerns for vultures

Expecting the unexpected: how Canada is helping to prevent the next disease outbreak

Photo Gallery: Sri Lankan Elephants

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