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The Impact of Trauma on Wildlife Health

The Impact of Trauma on Wildlife Health

Between the spring and fall of 2017 North Atlantic right whales experienced a mass mortality event … The Impact of Trauma on Wildlife HealthRead more

by •2018-04-092018-04-04•0•Bats, Birds, Fish, Mammals, National, Reptiles and Amphibians, Trauma, Website Rotator, Whales•Amphibians, barbed wire, bats, Birds, blunt force, building, capture, collision, electrocution, fall, fence, fight, Fish, fracture, house, human, hunt, impact, mammals, misadventure, mortality, predation, puncture, reptiles, trap, trauma, turbine, vehicle, weather, whales, windows, wire

Suspect Cases of Scaly-Leg in Pine Grosbeaks

Suspect Cases of Scaly-Leg in Pine Grosbeaks

Recently, pine grosbeaks (Pinicola enucleator) exhibiting a clinical presentation consistent with that of scaly-leg disease have … Suspect Cases of Scaly-Leg in Pine GrosbeaksRead more

by •2018-02-282018-03-05•0•Alberta, Birds, Citizen Science, National, News & Announcements, Saskatchewan, Surveillance, Website Rotator•Alberta, Birds, mite, parasite, passerines, pine grosbeak, Saskatchewan, scaly-leg

A Salt on Wildlife Health: The Environmental Impacts of Road Salt

A Salt on Wildlife Health: The Environmental Impacts of Road Salt

Icy a Slippery Situation Ice is a major problem in Canada during the winter and the … A Salt on Wildlife Health: The Environmental Impacts of Road SaltRead more

by •2018-02-162018-02-17•0•Environment, National, Toxicity, Website Rotator•Amphibians, Birds, Chloride, cyanide, freeze, frogs, grit, ice, NaCl, passerines, plants, pollution, road, runoff, salamanders, salinization, salt, Sand, Sodium, song birds, temperature, toxicity, water, wetlands, Winter

The Winter Holidays are for the Birds

The Winter Holidays are for the Birds

Outbreaks of trichomonosis in Eastern Canada during the summer/fall of 2017 have highlighted the necessity for … The Winter Holidays are for the BirdsRead more

by •2017-12-212018-01-10•1•Citizen Science, National, Surveillance, Website Rotator•bird feeder, Birds, Christmas, citizen science, disease, evergreen, habitat, holidays, shelter, trees, wildlife, Winter

CWHC White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator Visits the Cranbrook Institute of Science

CWHC White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator Visits the Cranbrook Institute of Science

Last week the CWHC’s National Bat White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator, Jordi Segers, met with a select group … CWHC White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator Visits the Cranbrook Institute of ScienceRead more

by •2017-05-11•0•National, Notes from the Field•bats, Cranbrook Institute of Science, disease, Flying Fox, White-nose syndrome, wildlife, Wildlife Health, WNS

CWHC Annual Workshop 2017

CWHC Annual Workshop 2017

Join us in celebrating 25 years of wildlife health. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the … CWHC Annual Workshop 2017Read more

by •2017-04-062017-05-02•0•Education, Headquarters, National, News & Announcements, Workshops•2017, Annual Workshop, national

Vernal Vulnerability: Amphibians Emerge to Some Risky Situations

Vernal Vulnerability: Amphibians Emerge to Some Risky Situations

Spring has Sprung! Today is the vernal equinox, the first official day of spring. Soon we … Vernal Vulnerability: Amphibians Emerge to Some Risky SituationsRead more

by •2017-03-202017-03-20•0•National, Reptiles and Amphibians, Uncategorized•Amphibians, Bd, BSal, disease, frog, mortality, pond, Ranavirus, road, salamander, salt, spring, vernal, wetland

Celebrating 25 Years of Wildlife Health!

A Brief History of the CWHC The CWHC was established and continues to reside firmly … Celebrating 25 Years of Wildlife Health!Read more

by •2017-02-272017-02-27•1•National, News & Announcements•25 years, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Canada, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, celebrate, history, Universite de Montreal, University of Calgary, University of Guelph, University of Saskatchewan, UPEI, wildlife

Introducing Dr. Dale Jefferson – Data and Communications Officer, CWHC National Office

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Introducing Dr. Dale Jefferson – Data and Communications Officer, CWHC National Office

The National Office of the CWHC would like to introduce Dr. Dale Jefferson as the … Introducing Dr. Dale Jefferson – Data and Communications Officer, CWHC National OfficeRead more

by •2017-01-252017-03-17•0•National

Canada well represented at North American Symposium for Bat Research

Canada well represented at North American Symposium for Bat Research

From October 12 to 15, hundreds of North American bat researchers came together in San Antonio, … Canada well represented at North American Symposium for Bat ResearchRead more

by •2016-11-022016-11-02•0•Bat Week, International, National