Newest Edition of BIOLINK Now Available
The April 2012 version of BIOLINK (official newsletter of the Atlantic Society of Fish and Wildlife Biologists) contains articles on…
Intentional Poisoning of Skunks and Red Fox Results in Conviction in Saskatchewan
In December of 2011, two dead skunks were found in a fenced bee hive enclosure and a dead red fox…
CCWHC Western/Northern Hosts Short Course for SIAST Students
On Friday March 2, 2012 eleven students from SIAST’s Resource and Environmental Law (REL) program along with their 2 instructors,…
National Health Care System for Wildlife
Dr. Ted Leighton explains how the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) has become Canada’s national health care system for…
Report Available: Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada
The second of two national workshops to review the management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Canada was held in Saskatoon…
“Mange” in Wild Sheep of Similkameen Valley, BC.
A new health issue of wild sheep has been recognized in the Similkameen Valley (Southern British Columbia). This condition is…
Sylvatic Plague in Grasslands National Park
In July of 2010, a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) was found dead by researchers from the Calgary Zoo on…
Newcastle Disease in Double-crested Cormorants
Newcastle Disease was detected in Double-crested Cormorants (DCCO) in summer 2010 in both Saskatchewan and Ontario. In Ontario, 18 mortality…
Whole Kernel Corn Inhalation in Wild Turkeys
As part of a Manitoba Conservation project, one hundred and forty wild turkeys were banded during winter 2010, using bait…