Whole Kernel Corn Inhalation in Wild Turkeys
As part of a Manitoba Conservation project, one hundred and forty wild turkeys were banded during winter 2010, using bait…
Red Vent Syndrome in wild Atlantic Salmons in Quebec
Red vent syndrome in wild Atlantic salmons in Quebec. Since 2008, some Atlantic salmons come back in the rivers of…
Minke Whale Necropsy on PEI
On June 16, following a day and night of very strong wind and heavy surf, a dead minke whale was…
Endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle found in Nova Scotia
A Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle was found alive in Morden, NS (at the shore of the Bay of Fundy) on…
Rabies Vaccination of Raccoons and Skunks in N. B.
On October 8-10th of 2008, wildlife pathologist Dr. Scott McBurney and technician Darlene Weeks volunteered with the New Brunswick Department…
Blue Whale Excavation
In December of 2007, the CCWHC-Atlantic team was involved in the preliminary excavation of a Blue Whale skeleton. The purpose…
Trichomoniasis in Finches – the American Goldfinch
In fall 2007, two incidents of purple finch, Carpodacus purpureus, mortality involving 4 -5 birds each, were reported from mainland…