World Environment Day
June 5th is World Environment Day, and the theme is titled “connecting people to nature”. The goal of World Environment…
A Case of Mistaken Identity – Fish and Their Parasitic Friends
Concerns of Mercury Contamination in Primrose Lake Sparked by Ongoing Monitoring Sounds False Alarm but Reveals an Interesting Case. In…
CWHC-Atlantic Performs Blue Whale Necropsy
A Blue Whale was found dead, afloat near Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland on March 17, 2017. On May 2nd, it washed ashore…
Introducing Dr. Laura Bourque – Wildlife Pathologist CWHC Atlantic
CWHC Atlantic would like to introduce wildlife pathologist Dr. Laura Bourque! Laura recently joined the Atlantic Veterinary College at the…
CWHC-Québec Performs Necropsy and Collects Skeleton from Stranded Humpback
CWHC-Québec performs a necropsy on a humpback whale found stranded in Godbout, Québec A drifting carcass of a humpback whale…
White-Nose Syndrome Moves Northwest
White-Nose Syndrome on the Move The latest confirmed case of White-nose Syndrome was submitted from the Red Lake, Ontario area.…
Tumorous Testes Cause Antler Abnormalities
Deformed Antlers in a Moose In early April 2017, Conservation Officers in southeastern Saskatchewan were notified of a dead moose…
Cold Blooded Invasives
Herpetofaunal Introductions The impacts of invasive species in general has been documented since the late 1800’s, however, it wasn’t until…
Safeguarding the Bighorns of the Canadian Rockies
The Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Protocol to Improve the Health Monitoring of Bighorn Sheep and the…