Category: Ontario/Nunavut

Birds / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2023-02-10

Winter Mortality of American Crows: Orthoreovirus in Ontario

In late November of 2022, CWHC began receiving calls from the Chatham-Kent region regarding an alarming number of dead crows, with no apparent cause of death. We received six crows from this area over...

Ontario/Nunavut / Parasites / Website Rotator

2023-01-11

Echinococcus multilocularis detected for the second time in an Eastern Chipmunk in Ontario

In October of 2022, an eastern chipmunk from Port Perry was brought to a local wildlife rehabilitation centre. The small animal appeared to be in pain and had an enlarged and abnormal mass in...

Ontario/Nunavut / Poisoning / Toxicity / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2022-11-23

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Wildlife Predators

With all the news about avian influenza over the past few months, it is sometimes easy to forget that our local wildlife are dealing with other challenges on a daily basis. Unfortunately, one of...

Birds / Ontario/Nunavut / Poisoning / Website Rotator

2022-05-27

Raptors and Rodenticides

The conclusion of a research project is always exciting, not only because we can finally share the results of our efforts, but because we look to the future and plan what we can do...

Avian Influenza / Mammals / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2022-05-04

Influenza A (H5N1) virus detected in Wild Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ontario

Working with our partners at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Animal Health Laboratory, the CWHC ON/NU diagnosed influenza A (H5N1) in 2 wild fox kits in Ontario, on May 2, 2022....

Avian Influenza / Birds / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2022-04-12

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in Ontario – CWHC ON/NU Update April 10, 2022

Since the first confirmed report of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAIV) in a red-tailed hawk in Ontario on March 21, 2022, the CWHC has been receiving an increased number of calls, emails, and online...

News & Announcements / Ontario/Nunavut / Reptiles and Amphibians / Salamander Chytrid / Students / Surveillance / Teaching/Training / Website Rotator

2022-01-20

Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS)

The Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS) is a network of students, scientists and educators committed to the conservation of amphibians against the threat of emerging pathogens, with an initial focus on Batrachochytrium...

Collaborations / Diagnostic Highlights / Ontario/Nunavut / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2022-01-18

Monitoring Wild Pigs for Diseases of Concern

When there are reports of wild pigs loose in Ontario, there is often a lot of news coverage, especially when the group size is large. Any time there are confirmed sightings, the Ministry of...

Diagnostic Highlights / Mammals / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2021-10-25

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in White-Tailed Deer in the Kingston, Ontario area

At the end of September, approximately 30 deer were found dead on Wolfe Island and reported to the CWHC ON/NU region. The Ministry of Northern Development, Mining, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) were contacted,...

Bird Feeders / Birds / Ontario/Nunavut / USA / Website Rotator

2021-07-22

Conjunctivitis outbreak in birds in the USA

Near the end of May, there were reports of sick and dying birds in the Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky area. The birds all had evidence of swollen eyes and crusty...

Category: Ontario/Nunavut

Winter Mortality of American Crows: Orthoreovirus in Ontario

Echinococcus multilocularis detected for the second time in an Eastern Chipmunk in Ontario

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Wildlife Predators

Raptors and Rodenticides

Influenza A (H5N1) virus detected in Wild Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ontario

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in Ontario – CWHC ON/NU Update April 10, 2022

Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS)

Monitoring Wild Pigs for Diseases of Concern

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in White-Tailed Deer in the Kingston, Ontario area

Conjunctivitis outbreak in birds in the USA

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