Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, Director of CWHC-Atlantic, and his colleague, James Simonee, Inuk hunter in Pond Inlet, … Welcoming a Visiting CollaboratorRead more
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Bat Week 2017: Insights into Bat Health Research
It’s bat week, Oct 24-31, and we at the CWHC Western/Northern would like to share some … Bat Week 2017: Insights into Bat Health ResearchRead more
Researchers Boar into the Ecology and Health of Wild Pigs
Introducing Invasive Wild Pigs The Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is native to Europe and Asia; … Researchers Boar into the Ecology and Health of Wild PigsRead more
Scientists Complete Global Inventory of Flu Strains in Birds
A group of international scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds … Scientists Complete Global Inventory of Flu Strains in BirdsRead more
Room for wildlife and their worms?
Article by Dr. Emily Jenkins, veterinarian and Associate Professor, Veterinary Public Health, University of Saskatchewan Am I … Room for wildlife and their worms?Read more
What’s on the menu?: Examining parasites to determine the diet of wolves.
Wolves are the final hosts for many parasites that are transmitted through the food web. Thus, … What’s on the menu?: Examining parasites to determine the diet of wolves.Read more
Rangifer Anatomy Project
Caribou and reindeer (Rangifer) are keystone species in the circumpolar north and are critical for the … Rangifer Anatomy ProjectRead more
West Nile bird vaccine developed at UBC
Article re-posted from CBCNews.ca Researchers at the University of British Columbia have synthesized a vaccine that … West Nile bird vaccine developed at UBCRead more
Leptospirosis in urban Rats – new findings from the Vancouver Rat Project
The Vancouver Rat Project continues to produce new information of importance to public health and wildlife … Leptospirosis in urban Rats – new findings from the Vancouver Rat ProjectRead more
Range expansion of the winter tick into Northwest Territories, Canada
The winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, is an important parasite of moose, white-tailed deer, elk and woodland … Range expansion of the winter tick into Northwest Territories, CanadaRead more