EcoHealth National Rotation 2012
This year during the first 2 weeks in September, the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island,…
Leatherback sea turtle found in the Shubenacadie River, NS
A Leatherback sea turtle was found alive 20 km up the Shubenacadie River, Nova Scotia on August 17, 2012. After…
Ontario continues efforts to control rabies in wildlife
Ontario has continued with one of the most successful wildlife rabies eradication programs in North America by distributing 385,000 wildlife…
Decline of the George River Caribou Herd.
A survey conducted this summer by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF), in partnership with the…
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…