Unusual weather causes unusual wildlife behaviour
The new norm for Canadian winter weather seems to be anything but normal, and this can have an effect on…
Canine distemper in coyotes in Saskatoon, SK.
In the past 3 months, six coyotes that were found dead or very ill within the City of Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)…
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Saskatchewan – Update for winter 2012-13
Saskatchewan’s winter 2012-13 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program is now drawing to a close. This program is based on…
An Emerging Fungal Disease in the Pacific Northwest
“Emerging diseases” are infections that occur in some new and unexpected way or are new to science altogether. The fungus…
Canada’s Response to White Nose Syndrome
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) of bats is unfolding as an environmental and conservation crisis in North America. Some of our…
Wildlife Health Technology
Since its inception, the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC) has maintained a secure data repository which helps researchers and…
Mystery Paralysis in Elk reported in Canmore, AB
Fish and Wildlife officials of Alberta Sustainable Resources Development have reported an illness in two elk in a herd in…
Snowy owl sightings in BC – 2012/13 possibly highest numbers ever reported.
For the second winter in a row, majestic snowy owls are being spotted in unusually large numbers in British Columbia,…
The river otter: A biological monitor for environmental contamination in Victoria Harbour
In collaboration with Environment Canada and the BC Ministry Environment, UBC graduate student, Cait Nelson, investigated contaminant exposure in coastal…
Follow a scientist tracking White Nose Syndrome of bats
Since 2007 White-nose Syndrome (WNS) has been associated with the death of millions of cave bats (especially Little Brown Bats,…