Environment Canada announces funding to fight threat of White nose Syndrome to Bats
OTTAWA, Ont. – April 5, 2013 – Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, today announced funding to respond to…
First National Meeting of Canada’s Marine Animal Emergency Response Networks
Thirty people from across the country, representing the four major marine animal emergency response networks (Newfoundland & Labrador, the Maritime…
New Publication: Capacity Development for Wildlife Health Management in Low and Middle Income Countries
At its annual scientific meeting in Lyon, France, in 2012, the Wildlife Disease Association and several partner organizations presented a…
Documentary about West Nile Virus in Québec
Recently, Télé-Québec aired a documentary (french) on the occurrence of West Nile Virus in the province in 2012. This video…
Quebec wildlife health in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases
The last issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases features the results of three research projects conducted on wildlife populations…
Salmonellosis in songbirds in winter
Feeding birds in winter is extremely popular in North America, and each winter, bird feeders attract a variety of small…
The Importance of Clean Bird Feeders
Winter provides a great opportunity for bird enthusiasts to attract birds to their own backyards. Due to the reduced food…
WNS Update – Ontario: First 2013 case confirmed
Ontario has confirmed its first cases of white nose syndrome (WNS) for 2013. The infected bats were found in a…
Diseases of wild boar in Saskatchewan
The CCWHC Western and Northern Region recently examined the carcasses or internal organs of 21 wild boar culled from an…
First case of clinical CWD in a wild elk from Saskatchewan
The discovery on February 5th, 2013 of a dead yearling male elk in a farm yard near Nipawin, Saskatchewan marks…