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…
Lucy: Charlottetown’s Garden Centre Duck
Meet Lucy, a Black Duck that has nested in the garden market of a department store in Charlottetown, PEI for…
Notes from the field: Introducing Lauren Grant, CWHC Atlantic
Lauren Grant, summer student at CWHC Atlantic, kicks off her field season setting up microphones to detect bats in PEI…
Urban Wildlife Series Highlight 1: WildSafeBC
Welcome to the first highlight post of our CWHC Urban Wildlife series! Today we write about WildSafeBC! Delivered by the…
Hermaphrodism in a beluga whale
The carcass of a large beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), weighing more than 880 kg, was submitted on May 27 at…
CWHC Update from the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses Scientific Symposium
The CWHC was well-represented at a scientific symposium in Guelph, Ontario, last week. The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses…
CWHC Urban Wildlife Series: Introduction
Have you ever encountered an unexpected wild visitor in your otherwise human-dominated habitat? Depending where you live, the term “urban…