Observing the impacts of plastic in Canadian wildlife
I am a wildlife pathologist, and (as I see it) it is the job of my profession to identify trends…
Webinar on Feral and Wild Pig ID
In October, the CWHC hosted a webinar with Travis Black, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, on identification of feral and wild…
Déposition de cristaux d’oxalate de calcium dans les reins
L’activité principale du RCSF est d’effectuer des nécropsies (autopsies) sur des animaux sauvages afin de déterminer la cause de leur…
Calcium oxalate crystals in the kidneys.
As wildlife pathologists one of our goals is to determine the cause of death of wild animals submitted for necropsy.…
CWHC organizes Bat Health mini-webinar
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, National Office, organized and delivered a mini-webinar highlighting various topics related to bat health in…
Why it is important that more people are doing plastic pollution research, but in a coordinated fashion!
In 2007, when I started finding plastic pollution in the stomachs of Arctic seabirds as I was conducting diet studies…
The Alberta Community Bat Program’s Bat-Friendly Farm Initiative
Farms often provide habitat for bats. Important roosting habitat may occur in outbuildings or mature trees maintained on the farm…
Bird Strikes and the Discovery of an Unusual Vireo: The Perils and Insights of Fall Migration
By now, fall migration has largely wrapped up in the Western/Northern region. Migration presents a host of dangers as birds…