SNAPS in 2024
Salamanders aren’t just adorable, they also make a major contribution to ecosystem health and integrity. Sadly, many of our Salamanders…
News & Announcements
Ontario/Nunavut
Reptiles and Amphibians
Salamander Chytrid
Students
Surveillance
Teaching/Training
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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…
Chytridiomycose chez une rainette faux-grillon en milieu naturel au Québec
Une rainette faux-grillon trouvée à Boucherville sur la rive-sud de Montréal à la fin du mois d’avril dernier présentait une…
Chytridiomycosis in a free-ranging chorus frog in Quebec.
A chorus frog found in Boucherville (Montreal’s south shore) at the end of April presented weakness and incoordination of the…
Endangered Leatherback Turtle Found Dead on P.E.I.
A Leatherback Sea Turtle was found dead by a member of the public in Skinner’s Pond, northwestern Prince Edward Island…
Diagnostic Highlights
Ontario/Nunavut
Ranavirus
Reptiles and Amphibians
Uncategorized
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Ranavirus associated mortality event in frogs in Ontario
Amphibians are uncommon submissions at the CWHC in Ontario, typically because dead amphibians are small and semiaquatic and likely to…
Ranavirus discovered in Ontario turtles
Ontario’s turtles are remarkably long-lived – some species can live for over a century, and individuals are usually quite resistant…
Birds
Diagnostic Highlights
Pathology Notes
Poisoning
Quebec
Reptiles and Amphibians
Toxicity
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The Great Blue Heron and the Toad
A female young of the year great blue heron (Ardea herodias), found dead last fall in the region of St.…
Birds
Diagnostic Highlights
Pathology Notes
Poisoning
Quebec
Reptiles and Amphibians
Toxicity
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Le Grand Héron et le Crapaud
Un grand héron (Ardea herodias), jeune femelle, trouvée morte l’automne dernier dans la région de Saint-Jérôme, a été soumise pour…