Effects of Domestic Cats on Wildlife
Most people tend to think of cats as familiar, sometimes friendly and mostly harmless domestic pets. However, in ecological terms,…
Hoooo can be hurt by rat poisons…? Owls!
Rat poisons are widely used to suppress rats and mice, and they can be quite effective at suppressing these and…
Disease and the decline of amphibians
A new study from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) predicts that many species of frogs, toads and salamanders in…
Lymphoproliferative Disease in Wild Turkeys
Recently, Outdoor Life published an article on surveillance in Maine and New York for a newly recognized disease of wild…
The Impact of the Nation’s Most Widely Used Insecticides on Birds
A new report commissioned by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has assessed commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides to be lethal to…
Snake Fungal Disease in the United States – NWHC Wildlife Health Bulletin
Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) is an emerging disease in certain populations of wild snakes in the eastern and midwestern United…
Biodiversity may protect against spread of disease – AAAS blog link
One key issue in the ecology of infectious diseases is the extent to which biodiversity affects the occurrence of disease.…
New Publication: Capacity Development for Wildlife Health Management in Low and Middle Income Countries
At its annual scientific meeting in Lyon, France, in 2012, the Wildlife Disease Association and several partner organizations presented a…
Sri Lanka – A Renewed Partnership in Wildlife Health
On March 1st, a new collaboration between the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) and the Sri Lanka Wildlife Health…
What’s Eating You, Caribou? Investigating the Gastrointestinal Parasites of West Greenland Caribou
Caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus spp.) are a key component of many Arctic ecosystems and are an important resource for…