Chronic Wasting Disease in Saskatchewan
The CWHC Western and Northern Region is over half way through its 2017 CWD hunter surveillance sample collection and testing…
The Winter Holidays are for the Birds
Outbreaks of trichomonosis in Eastern Canada during the summer/fall of 2017 have highlighted the necessity for strategies to prevent and…
A look back: Was the winter 2016 – 2017 challenging for barred owls in Quebec?
Several cases of primary inanition From April 2016 to March 2017 a total of 56 barred owls (Strix varia) were…
Retour sur l’année : L’hiver 2016 – 2017 semble avoir été difficile pour les chouettes rayées au Québec
Plusieurs cas d’inanition primaire Du mois d’avril 2016 au mois de mars 2017 un total de 56 chouettes rayées (Strix…
Accidental Bycatches Identify Rare Returns of River Otters to PEI
The river otter (Lontra canadensis) has been extirpated from Prince Edward Island since at least the beginning of the 20th…
Training the Future of Wildlife Professionals
A Pair of New Masters of Science Students Hope to Help Secure the Future for Caribou Leaders in wildlife health…
First case of lymphoproliferative viral disease in a wild turkey in the province of Québec
A female wild turkey was observed exhibiting signs of illness last May in Shawville, Québec (Outaouais Region). The bird spent…
Premier cas de maladie lymphoproliférative virale chez un dindon sauvage au Québec
Un dindon sauvage femelle malade a été observé en mai dernier à Shawville, dans la région de l’Outaouais. L’oiseau a…
Welcoming a Visiting Collaborator
Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Director of CWHC-Atlantic, and his colleague, James Simonee, Inuk hunter in Pond Inlet, NU, are continuing their…
Two Weeks as a Fourth Year UCVM Student
The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) fourth year program uses a distributed veterinary learning community model. With…