Update on the re-emergence of Raccoon Rabies in Southern Quebec
Since December 2024, a total of 159 cases of raccoon rabies have been confirmed in Quebec. The re-emergence of this…
Student Article: Power Line Electrocution of Raptors
The Western/Northern Regional Centre of the CWHC is part of the Department of Veterinary Pathology at the Western College of…
Partnership in Practice: A Multi-Disciplinary Response to HPAI
Many wildlife health issues, including avian influenza, also impact humans and other animals. Traditional research approaches are often ineffective at…
Supporting Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Health Through Collaboration and Citizen Science
This spring, a collaborative necropsy workshop brought together partners from across Alberta to strengthen field-based monitoring of bighorn sheep populations.…
Demonstration of Neospora caninum in stranded marine mammals within the eastern Pacific
Since the original detection of the protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in stranded marine mammals with varying degrees of…
Vertebral deformities in St. Lawrence belugas: The examination of two carcasses paves the way for further investigations
Two female belugas with marked spinal deformities recently washed ashore on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Although this…
Help Stop the Spread: Mycoplasmosis in Backyard Songbirds
At the end of December 2025, we began receiving reports from a wildlife rehabilitator in Ottawa, ON regarding numerous sick…
Coexisting with bats: understanding pet predation, rabies risk, exclusion from homes and more
Now that spring is upon us, bats have started to emerge from hibernation or migrate back north, and some people…
Community Voices and British Columbia Wildlife Highlighted at the 2025 International Wildlife Disease Association Conference in Victoria, BC
Canadian wildlife and collaborative efforts in wildlife research were showcased at the 73rd annual international Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) conference.…
The end of an era? Discontinuation of the Canadian National Bat Health Program
The Canadian National Bat Health Program, coordinated by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC), received its funding since its inception…