University of Saskatchewan Students do Wildlife Necropsies!
On November 5th the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) Western Northern Region, in partnership with the local student chapter of…
Arctic BioMap: A Community-specific Database to Track Wildlife Biodiversity, Disease, and Environmental Change
Arctic BioMap is a data platform being designed for citizen science/community-based Arctic change tracking program for assessment, research, management, and…
BC Moose Winter Tick Surveillance Program
The following is a message from the BC Wildlife Health Program: The BC Wildlife Health Program is looking for help…
CWHC Alberta node update – December 12, 2014
The CWHC Alberta Node wants to congratulate Guilherme (Gui) Verocai, PhD candidate under Dr. Susan Kutz, for his success on…
Waterfowl Update from Craig Stephen
CWHC director Craig Stephen goes to Boundary Bay, an Important Bird Area of Canada, to talk about migratory birds and…
Epidemic of Influenza in Harbor Seals in Europe
Since March 2014, influenza has been associated with the death of thousands of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) in Europe. It…
A newly-discovered fungus from Asia now threatens salamander populations world-wide
Among continents, North America is home to the world’s greatest number of different kinds of salamanders, roughly 190 species, of…
Minke whale found dead on south shore of PEI
A young minke whale that may have been separated from its group was found dead on the south shore of…
In the Field with Western/Northern: Mule deer tracking along the South Saskatchewan River
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), cervids indigenous to the western part of North America and famous for the size of their…
Decision from the Quebec Superior Court: No work allowed for oil port project in Cacouna during the beluga’s calving season
Quebec Superior Court Judge Claudine Roy agreed with concerns expressed by groups promoting the conservation of the St. Lawrence beluga…