Necropsy Archives - Healthy Wildlife

Welcoming a Visiting Collaborator

Welcoming a Visiting Collaborator

Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Director of CWHC-Atlantic, and his colleague, James Simonee, Inuk hunter in Pond Inlet, … Welcoming a Visiting CollaboratorRead more

by •2017-11-202017-12-19•0•Atlantic, Collaborations, Northern Canada, Visiting Professionals, Website Rotator•Atlantic, collaborations, hunt, Inuk, Necropsy, Nunavut, Pond Inlet, research

Two Weeks as a Fourth Year UCVM Student

Two Weeks as a Fourth Year UCVM Student

The University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) fourth year program uses a distributed veterinary … Two Weeks as a Fourth Year UCVM StudentRead more

by •2017-11-142017-12-19•0•British Columbia, Surveillance, Teaching/Training, UCVM Wildlife Rotation, Website Rotator•BC, British Columbia, disease, llama, Necropsy, rotation, Student, UCVM, ungulates

North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality Event in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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 … North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality Event in the Gulf of St. LawrenceRead more

by •2017-10-20•0•Atlantic, Collaborations, Quebec, Trauma, Whales•Atlantic, Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Canadian Whale Institute in New Brunswick, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, carcass, Centre québécois pour la santé des animaux sauvages, collision, commercial fishers, Dalhousie University, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, endangered, entanglement, Environment and Climate Change Canada, fishing gear, Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals in Québec, Gulf of St. Lawrence, human activities, Marine Animal Response Society, Marine Mammal Commission, Mingan Island Cetacean Study, mortality, NARW, Necropsy, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick Museum, New England Aquarium, North Atlantic Right Whale, Parks Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador), Quebec, Québec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network, ships, the provincial governments of Nova Scotia, Transport Canada, trauma, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, UdeM, Universite de Montreal, University of North Carolina Wilmington, UPEI, vessel, Whale

Wildlife Rotation Kick Off

Wildlife Rotation Kick Off

Fourth year veterinary students get a wilder perspective on veterinary pathology On October 3 2017, fourth … Wildlife Rotation Kick OffRead more

by •2017-10-162017-10-16•0•Alberta, Education, Students, UCVM Wildlife Rotation•Alberta, anatomy, animals, Banff, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, disease, lab, Necropsy, Parks Canada, post mortem, Student, surveillance, UCVM, University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Health, Wildlife rotation

CWHC-Atlantic Performs Blue Whale Necropsy

CWHC-Atlantic Performs Blue Whale Necropsy

A Blue Whale was found dead, afloat near Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland on March 17, 2017. On May … CWHC-Atlantic Performs Blue Whale NecropsyRead more

by •2017-05-232017-05-23•0•Atlantic, Collaborations, Notes from the Field, Students•Atlantic, Blue Whale, Marine, Necropsy, Whale, wildlife

CWHC-Québec Performs Necropsy and Collects Skeleton from Stranded Humpback

CWHC-Québec Performs Necropsy and Collects Skeleton from Stranded Humpback

CWHC-Québec performs a necropsy on a humpback whale found stranded in Godbout, Québec A drifting … CWHC-Québec Performs Necropsy and Collects Skeleton from Stranded HumpbackRead more

by •2017-05-15•0•Notes from the Field, Quebec•Beach, CWHC, Humpback, Mammal, Marine, Necropsy, Quebec, RCSF, Skeleton, Whale

A Bighorn Sheep in Baaaaaaa-d Condition

A Bighorn Sheep in Baaaaaaa-d Condition

Bighorn Acting Sheepish In early February 2017 a conservation officer in southeastern British Columbia came across … A Bighorn Sheep in Baaaaaaa-d ConditionRead more

by •2017-04-10•0•British Columbia, Diagnostic Highlights•BC, Bighorn sheep, Contagious Ecthyma, Infection, Necropsy, Parapoxvirus, wildlife

Oh Deer! Wildlife Conservation Students get their Hands Dirty During CWHC Atlantic’s Annual Necropsy Course

Oh Deer! Wildlife Conservation Students get their Hands Dirty During CWHC Atlantic’s Annual Necropsy Course

On February 28, 2017, CWHC Atlantic hosted its annual white-tailed deer necropsy wet lab, for students … Oh Deer! Wildlife Conservation Students get their Hands Dirty During CWHC Atlantic’s Annual Necropsy CourseRead more

by •2017-03-272017-03-27•0•Atlantic, Students, Teaching/Training•Atlantic, Conservation, Necropsy, PEI, students, Teaching, Training, White-tail deer, Wildlife Health