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2017-07-14

CWD Outreach and Surveillance in BC

British Columbia B.C. is in the fortunate position of being Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) free. However, the disease is spreading in Alberta and elsewhere and is currently in the news with research findings raising...

Atlantic / News & Announcements

2017-07-07

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 is a disease that regularly infects birds in the region. What is Trichomonosis? Trichomononsis...

News & Announcements / Ontario/Nunavut / West Nile Virus

2017-07-04

West Nile Virus is Here, But Don’t Let It Stop You

West Nile Virus Confirmed in Canada for 2017 The first positive case of West Nile virus in 2017 has been confirmed in Canada. The Ontario region of the CWHC received three dead American Crows from...

Urban Wildlife / Western/Northern

2017-06-29

Tularemia diagnoses in urban parks in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Western/Northern Region (CWHC) recently diagnosed tularemia in a white-tailed jack rabbit and red squirrel found sick within urban parks in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Tularemia is an infectious disease of wildlife,...

Collaborations / Notes from the Field / Quebec / Uncategorized

2017-06-20

Sauvetage d’un béluga égaré : L’équipe de vétérinaire du RCSF – Québec se mobilise

Le 2 juin dernier, un béluga solitaire a été signalé dans la rivière Nepisiguit (Bathurst, Nouveau-Brunswick) à la Marine Animal Response Society (MARS). Après quelques jours, il devint apparent que ce dernier ne pourrait...

25 Years of Wildlife Health / Celebration

2017-06-13

Co-operative Spirit Key to Wildlife Health Group’s 25-year Success

It’s a rare person who looks upon research on rats – the unwelcome kind – as the study of urban wildlife. But that’s an example of what distinguishes the work of the Canadian Wildlife...

25 Years of Wildlife Health / Atlantic / Celebration

2017-06-13

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 friends from a deadly parasite. It comes down to managing their bird feeders. Boreal...

25 Years of Wildlife Health / Celebration / Western/Northern

2017-06-13

CWHC: Canada’s Wildlife Watchdogs

Climate change and food insecurity are two of the most important problems facing Canada’s North, says CWHC executive director Dr. Craig Stephen. The organization doesn’t deliver the same sort of ongoing scanning and surveillance...

25 Years of Wildlife Health / Celebration

2017-06-13

Project Tracks Urban Rats’ Health Risks to Humans

They’re blamed for spreading the Black Death in medieval times and other modern-day scourges such as leptospirosis and rat-bite fever. But even though rats are thriving in cities around the world, current data about...

25 Years of Wildlife Health / Avian Influenza / Celebration

2017-06-13

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 industry. However, traditional methods of wild bird surveillance had its limitations since it was often...

Uncategorized

2017-06-05

World Environment Day

June 5th is World Environment Day, and the theme is titled “connecting people to nature”. The goal of World Environment Day is to remind us of the vital importance of nature and the active...