Residency Training Program at CWHC – Québec
Christopher Scala, veterinary resident at the CWHC – Québec, has almost completed his three year program. After the completion of…
Understanding Neonicotinoid Effects on Honey Bees
Neonicotinoids, the most widely used agricultural insecticides in Western Canada, have direct toxic effects on terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. These…
2016 INCDNCM Conference: Important Dates
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) and the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) will be hosting the 2016…
CWHC Annual Workshop: An Atlantic and Canadian Perspective on Wildlife Health
Save the date! The CWHC Annual Workshop: An Atlantic and Canadian Perspective on Wildlife Health will be taking place at…
Snowy Owl Update – CWHC Quebec
For the third winter in a row, an unusually high number of snowy owls have been submitted for postmortem examination…
Introducing Dr. Eric Parent – Avian Pathologist, CWHC BC
The BC node of the CWHC would like to introduce Avian Pathologist, Dr. Eric Parent! Eric joined the Ministry of…
Amphibian Chytrid Fungi PCR Quality Control: Call for Participation
Several research and diagnostic laboratories across North America are running PCR tests looking for wild pathogens. Standardization of methodologies is…
Day 12: Twelve Drummers Drumming
If you spend much time in forested regions of Canada and parts of the US, you’ve probably heard a curious…
Day 11: Eleven Pipers Piping
Small, unassuming, but not to be underestimated, the Piping Plover inhabits shores and sandbars of water bodies in the Prairies…
Day 10: Ten Lords a Leaping
The days immediately following birth can vary tremendously among different species. Neonates, or newborns, are born somewhere in the range…