Day 6: Six Geese a Laying
Snow Geese are one of the most abundant species of waterfowl in North America. Once protected in the early 1900s…
Day 5: Five Gold Rings!
Bird banding (or ringing) has been an important tool in monitoring wild bird populations for over a century (with reports…
Day 4: Four Calling Birds
Many birds vacate the Canadian Prairies before the frigid winter sets in, but there are many tough little residents and…
Day 3: Three French Hens
Last Christmas was a tough time for the Canadian poultry industry, with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) beginning…
Day 2: Two Turtle Doves
No matter where you live in Canada, doves are likely a part of your daily life. Urban or rural, Rock…
Day 1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Grey Partridge, or Hungarian Partridge, was introduced to Canada in the early 1900s, and now makes its home mostly…
A Wolf’s Tale
It isn’t every day that a wildlife submission comes to the CWHC with the lesions already discovered. But this was…
Introducing Dr. Hein Snyman – Veterinary Pathologist, CWHC BC
The BC node of the CWHC would like to introduce Veterinary Pathologist, Dr. Hein Snyman! Hein is a Veterinary Pathologist…
A die-off of Snowy Owls in the fall
Earlier this fall, we had reports of sick Snowy Owls and submissions of dead Snowy Owls to the CWHC Western/Northern…
Attracting the next generation to wildlife research!
On November 17th, 2015, the “NSERC – Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) Training Program” held an…