Feeding Wildlife
Winters in Canada can be COLD and many people see wildlife struggling to survive in this harsh climate and want…
The 4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals – Quebec City, April 8-9, 2014
The 4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals will be held in Quebec City on April 8 & 9, 2014.…
Type E Botulism strikes again in the Great Lakes
“The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) announced (on Friday, December 6, 2013) that Type E botulism has…
White-nose syndrome surveillance in Canada
White-nose syndrome (WNS) was first discovered on hibernating bats in 2006 in New York, and since then has spread to…
Review of the Status of Beluga Whales in the St. Lawrence River Estuary
The annual National Marine Mammal Peer Review Committee met in St. John’s, Newfoundland last month. The goal of this Department…
Baylisascaris – the raccoon roundworm
I recently did a post-mortem on a young raccoon that was among a small group found dead in a wealthy…
Increased number of cougars submitted to the CCWHC in Saskatoon for autopsy
Since January 2013, the CCWHC Western Northern region has autopsied 5 cougars submitted from various regions of Saskatchewan. The histories…
Room for wildlife and their worms?
Article by Dr. Emily Jenkins, veterinarian and Associate Professor, Veterinary Public Health, University of Saskatchewan Am I the worst thing…
EHD detected in White-tailed Deer in Alberta
Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) virus was identified in a white-tailed deer found dead in southern Alberta south of Foremost ~30km…
What’s in the coyote’s ears?
Jill Girgulis, a student from Bishop Carroll High School, Calgary tried to answer this question when she took on a…