Rogue bat: Just hanging out or a sign of disease?
Bats are important and fascinating animals. They eat tons of insect pests; keeping our crops and forests healthy and saving…
Bats and Rabies: Separating Fact from Fiction
This past month has seen an influx of news reports from across the country concerning bats and rabies, like these…
Oral rabies vaccinations in New Brunswick
In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries of New Brunswick (NB) distributes oral rabies vaccines, targeting skunks…
CWHC Atlantic delivers workshops on how to manage bats roosting in buildings
In March and Early April, the CWHC Atlantic’s bat health team delivered workshops in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island to…
2 simple ways to prevent the spread of rabies
September 28th is World Rabies Day 2016 marks the 10th annual World Rabies Day, declared by The Global Alliance for…
Raccoon Rabies in Ontario
Rabies virus occurs in a variety of strains, each associated with a preferred mammalian host. Ontario was the site, for…
New Brunswick Increases Surveillance for Rabies in Wildlife
The New Brunswick government has implemented a system of heightened surveillance for rabies in wildlife in the southwestern part of…
Rabies and Bat Education
As the weather starts to turn colder animals begin to migrate or find warm places to hibernate. This is true…
Quebec Rabies Surveillance Report
Quebec is conducting an active surveillance program for rabies, particularly the raccoon strain that is present across the border in…
Rabies in a Raccoon in New Brunswick
On June 2nd of this year, a raccoon from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, tested positive for the raccoon variant of…