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Atlantic / Bats / Mammals / Rabies / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-09-09

Rogue bat: Just hanging out or a sign of disease?

Bats are important and fascinating animals. They eat tons of insect pests; keeping our crops and forests healthy and saving us billions of dollars in agricultural pest control each year. Several Canadian bat species...

Uncategorized

2019-09-04

Évidences de prédation d’un phoque gris par un requin aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine

Le Réseau québécois d’urgence des mammifères marins (RQUMM) nous a soumis une série de photos d’un phoque gris (Halichoerus grypus) échoué à la fin du mois d’août aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec. Ce phoque, qui se...

Mammals / News & Announcements / Quebec / Trauma / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-09-04

Evidence of predation of a grey seal by a shark in the Magdalen islands

The Réseau québécois d’urgence des mammifères marins (RQUMM)submitted a series of pictures of a grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) that was found stranded at the end of August in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec. This seal,...

Bats / White Nose Syndrome

2019-08-30

Recovery Plan for Québec’s Non-migratory Bat Species

Recovery Plan for Québec’s Non-migratory Bat Species Québec Bat recovery team, May 2019 White nose syndrome, an infection caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, arrived in the Québec province in 2010. Since then, it...

British Columbia / CWD / Surveillance / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-08-22

“Bring Out Your Heads”: Hunters are the First Line of Defense Against a Deadly Disease Affecting Deer

I stare at the carefully folded package on the kitchen table. Neat straight edges in the paper wrapping protect the contents inside. Every year, my partner’s father gifts us this way with deer sausage....

Birds / Citizen Science / Collaborations / Ontario/Nunavut / Surveillance / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-08-12

Working with Veterinarians and Vet Clinics to Improve Wildlife Health Surveillance in Ontario

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) Ontario/Nunavut node has been trying to expand our wildlife disease surveillance program by increasing our ability to receive specimens from the general public. The main factor limiting submissions...

Bat Monthly / White Nose Syndrome

2019-08-08

Bat Monthly / Chauves-souris Mensuelles August 2019

Featured story Recovery Plan for Québec’s Non-migratory Bat Species Québec Bat recovery team, May 2019 White nose syndrome, an infection caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, arrived in the Québec province in 2010. Since...

Bats / Rabies

2019-08-05

Bats and Rabies: Separating Fact from Fiction

This past month has seen an influx of news reports from across the country concerning bats and rabies, like these news reports from: British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Ontario. These serve as a reminder...

Atlantic / Birds / Citizen Science / Diagnostic Highlights / Parasites / Quebec / Trichomonosis / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-07-31

Trichomonosis…..it’s back!

Trichomonosis has once again returned to eastern Canada this summer. The disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trichomonas gallinae which infects the mucosal lining of the oral cavity and upper digestive tract of...

Mammals / Parasites / Quebec / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-07-23

Gale notoedrique chez un écureuil gris

Un cas de gale notoedrique a été diagnostiqué chez un écureuil gris à Montréal au mois de juin. Cet animal était débilité, maigre et présentait une perte importante de poils. La gale notoedrique est...

Mammals / Parasites / Quebec / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-07-23

Notoedric mange in an Eastern gray squirrel

A case of notoedric mange was diagnosed in an Eastern gray squirrel in Montreal in June. This animal was debilitated, emaciated, and showed a significant hair loss. Notoedric mange is a parasitic disease caused...