Record High Number of Beluga Calf Mortalities Reported in the St. Lawrence Estuary
Since the beginning of the calving season, a total of 14 dead beluga whale calves have been recovered in the…
Emergence of a European parasite in Western Canada
A recent publication in Emerging Infectious Diseases reports a European strain of a pathogenic cestode (Echinococcus multilocularis) in a dog…
New Wildlife Vet in the Yukon
The Animal Health Unit at Environment Yukon has added a new member to their team, Dr. Jane Harms, a graduate…
Issues arise between residents and the number of black bears this year in Glovertown, Newfoundland
The closure of a local dump north of Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland has coincided with an increase in…
Summer student experience at the CCWHC
Now entering his third year at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Tony Redford has learned a great deal about…
WNV in Canada
August and early September generally is the time when people are at most risk of becoming infected with West Nile…
Fish Die-off at Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan
On June 8th, 2012, the Western and Northern regional office of the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Center received reports that…
Epidemic disease in Double-crested Cormorants in Saskatchewan
An outbreak of a virus infection of the brain and spinal cord (encephalitis and myelitis) occurred in August 2012 at…
Biologists track Q-fever in Algonquin Park, Ontario
A bacterium known to cause ‘Q-Fever’ in humans and animals was detected in a high percentage of rodents in Algonquin…
Food conditioned wolf shot in Kananaskis Country, Alberta
Park officials in Kananaskis Country, Alberta were required to euthanize a grey wolf as it had become overly habituated to…