A Salt on Wildlife Health: The Environmental Impacts of Road Salt
Icy a Slippery Situation Ice is a major problem in Canada during the winter and the application of road salt…
Summary of CWHC Ontario/Nunavut’s 2017 West Nile Virus Surveillance
As of November 24, the CWHC Ontario/Nunavut Region has tested 70 birds for the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV)…
The Winter Holidays are for the Birds
Outbreaks of trichomonosis in Eastern Canada during the summer/fall of 2017 have highlighted the necessity for strategies to prevent and…
Potential Cases of Trichomonosis in Québec
Bird feeder Trichomonas outbreak seems to have reached the province of Québec. Reports of sick purple finches in southern Québec…
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…
Scientists’ Bird Feeding Tips Help Dry up Parasite’s Threat
Backyard bird watchers in Atlantic Canada have a CWHC research team to thank for practical tips on saving their feathered…
Researchers Pool Expertise to get the Poop on Avian Influenza
It’s well known that wild birds are a source of avian influenza (AI) — a serious threat to the poultry…
Crows in the Snow: A Wintery Tale of Reoviruses
“Winter is Coming, We Know What’s Coming With it.” -Jon Snow (Game of Thrones) On a sunny Saturday afternoon in…
What It’s Like to Be a Bird – Book Review.
Bird Sense: What It’s Like to Be a Bird by Tim Birkhead Bloomsbury. 2012. 265 pp. $16.00 (paperback) ISBN 978…