Notes from the Field: Interview with Graduate Students at WDA Meeting
CWHC director, Craig Stephen, interviewed graduate students Diana Sinclair (University of Guelph) and María Fernanda Mejía-Salazar (University of Saskatchewan) at…
Organizations Formalize Partnership to Support Project Beluga
On June 10, 2014, John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and the Group for Research and education on Marine Mammals…
What Does the Bat Say?
A group of environmentally-aware students from the Inspire Academy in Muncie, Indiana, have put together a very imaginative and entertaining…
Scientists Complete Global Inventory of Flu Strains in Birds
A group of international scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than…
Cause of grey seal die-off identified
In March 2012, we reported a mortality event of young grey seals off the coast of Nova Scotia that members…
Avian Conservation and Ecology – New Issue Announcement
The latest issue of Avian Conservation and Ecology includes the closure of the Special Feature titled “Quantifying Human-related Mortality of…
Learning about Leatherbacks
“The leatherback turtle is a magnificent creature found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. This ancient species swam with…
Snowy Owls head south this winter
Snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) will often come south in unpredictable invasions known as ‘irruptions.’ It’s mostly about food and babies,…
Type E Botulism strikes again in the Great Lakes
“The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) announced (on Friday, December 6, 2013) that Type E botulism has…
White-nose syndrome surveillance in Canada
White-nose syndrome (WNS) was first discovered on hibernating bats in 2006 in New York, and since then has spread to…