Human-Wildlife Conflict in Urban Environments
Last week, an episode of CBC Radio’s “The Current” featured the issue of urban wildlife. This topic is full of…
Photo Gallery: Sri Lankan Elephants
In celebration of World Elephant Day (August 12, 2014), we’re sharing our collection of elephant photos taken during former CWHC…
Notes from the Field: Interview with Graduate Students at WDA Meeting
CWHC director, Craig Stephen, interviewed graduate students Diana Sinclair (University of Guelph) and María Fernanda Mejía-Salazar (University of Saskatchewan) at…
CWHC’s new director committed to wildlife health
An article in WCVM Today – the newsletter of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, talks about…
Fin whale in Canso Causeway
On July 3, 2014, a dead, 17 m, juvenile fin whale drifted from the west side onto the Canso Causeway,…
Trudy the badger: an unexpected guest at a BC university
Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia had a few welcome guests this past spring: A female jeffersonii badger (Taxidea…
Bat White-nose Syndrome Confirmed in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Unfortunately, the last refuge for Nova Scotian bats from the devastating fungal disease white-nose syndrome (WNS) was the site of…
Notes from the Field: Morrison Creek Lamprey
The Morrison Creek Lamprey, a highly endangered and endemic species, is found only in the Morrison Creek of Vancouver Island…
New member of the CWHC National Office
The CWHC National Office has a new member to add to its team; Erin Moffatt started work as the Centre’s…
Researchers use decoy turtles to identify predators
After finding more than 50 dead turtles on Manitoulin Island, Ontario in 2013, researchers from Laurentian University are using decoy…