Colla’beer’ation and Conservation!
Recently the CWHC Atlantic region, based at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, was awarded $2500 to contribute to their…
Bird mortalities caused by collisions with clear glass deck railings.
Most people are aware of the dangers of windows to birds, but all too often we forget about other architectural…
The Atlantic Region’s New Faces:
Isabel (Siheng) Xie: Isabel is a rising third-year student in Atlantic Veterinary College Class of 2023. She was born and…
An Unwanted Winter Visitor.
Trichomonosis has emerged in the Atlantic region in late December 2020, which has taken wildlife experts by surprise. The disease…
Transmitter Tracked Bald Eagle Accidentally Snared
A Bald Eagle was found dead after accidentally being caught in a snare in central New Brunswick. The unusual factor…
CWHC-Atlantic Conducts Necropsy on Frozen Leatherback Sea Turtle Found Frozen in the Bras d’Or Lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
A 647 lb endangered leatherback sea turtle was found frozen in the ice along the shoreline of the Bras d’Or…
Welcoming a Visiting Collaborator
Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Director of CWHC-Atlantic, and his colleague, James Simonee, Inuk hunter in Pond Inlet, NU, are continuing their…
North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality Event in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
During the summer and early fall of 2017 an unprecedented mortality event occurred involving North Atlantic right whales (NARW; Eubalaena…
A Busy Season for CWHC-Atlantic
This has been a very busy summer for the Atlantic CWHC crew. Early in June this year, we were alerted…
Trichomonosis Incidents in Atlantic Canadian Birds
Recent reports from Atlantic Canada suggest there are numerous potential incidents of trichomonosis causing disease and death of birds. Trichomonosis…