Tularemia diagnoses in urban parks in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Western/Northern Region (CWHC) recently diagnosed tularemia in a white-tailed jack rabbit and red squirrel found…
CWHC Grad Student Jamie Rothenburger wins Wildlife Disease Association scholarship
Congratulations to CWHC grad student Jamie Rothenburger who was recently awarded a Wildlife Disease Association Scholarship. This award acknowledges outstanding…
Co-existing with Coyotes
The Co-Existing with Coyotes program (CWC) is an education-focused coyote management program operated by the Stanley Park Ecology Society based…
PEI Urban Fox Project
Residents of Prince Edward Island (PEI) are quite accustomed to sharing their environment with wildlife. On PEI, red foxes have…
Lucy: Charlottetown’s Garden Centre Duck
Meet Lucy, a Black Duck that has nested in the garden market of a department store in Charlottetown, PEI for…
Urban Wildlife Series Highlight 1: WildSafeBC
Welcome to the first highlight post of our CWHC Urban Wildlife series! Today we write about WildSafeBC! Delivered by the…
CWHC Urban Wildlife Series: Introduction
Have you ever encountered an unexpected wild visitor in your otherwise human-dominated habitat? Depending where you live, the term “urban…
Human-Wildlife Conflict in Urban Environments
Last week, an episode of CBC Radio’s “The Current” featured the issue of urban wildlife. This topic is full of…
There’s more to urban rats than compost
On June 18th , Canada’s news media were voicing grave concerns about rats in Vancouver. The CBC, the National Post,…