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…
Day 9: Nine Ladies Dancing
There is nothing quite like the sight of the courtship ritual of the Clark’s and the Western Grebes. The ritual…
Day 8: Eight Maids a Milking
Hmm, birds…milking…where’s the connection? Wait! Did you know that some birds feed milk to their young? Crop milk is a…
Day 7: Seven Swans a Swimming
Canada is home to three species of swans: the native Tundra and Trumpeter Swans and the non-native Mute Swan, introduced…
Raccoon Rabies in Ontario
Rabies virus occurs in a variety of strains, each associated with a preferred mammalian host. Ontario was the site, for…