My summer as a wildlife technician with the CWHC
“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius I…
Wildlife Health in the 21st Century: A lecture by Dr. Ted Leighton
Recently, Ted Leighton, former Executive Director and now an active Associate of the CWHC, spent two weeks in Australia as…
Canada’s Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza is Underway
The 11th annual Wild Bird Influenza Survey has been launched. Conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC), in partnership…
Co-existing with Coyotes
The Co-Existing with Coyotes program (CWC) is an education-focused coyote management program operated by the Stanley Park Ecology Society based…
Suspected Avian Botulism Outbreak on Quill Lakes, SK
On July 30th, Ducks Unlimited staff notified the CWHC Western/Northern of dead waterfowl on the Quill Lakes in east central…
PEI Urban Fox Project
Residents of Prince Edward Island (PEI) are quite accustomed to sharing their environment with wildlife. On PEI, red foxes have…
Mind Controlling Parasite in Alberta!
Here in Canada we don’t often pay much attention to parasites. They are usually considered something you would get if…
CWHC 2014/15 Annual Report
For many Canadians, healthy fish and wildlife define the very essence of our country. Healthy wildlife are important to our…
Video: Necropsy of a right whale
In June 2015, a dead right whale was found drifting near Percé, Gaspesia. The whale was transported to Caplan, QC,…
Detectability of avian carcasses during recovery surveys
This summer, I am working with the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) on a research project looking at factors associated…