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News & Announcements / Ontario/Nunavut / Reptiles and Amphibians / Salamander Chytrid / Students / Surveillance / Teaching/Training / Website Rotator

2022-01-20

Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS)

The Student Network for Amphibian Pathogen Surveillance (SNAPS) is a network of students, scientists and educators committed to the conservation of amphibians against the threat of emerging pathogens, with an initial focus on Batrachochytrium...

Collaborations / Diagnostic Highlights / Ontario/Nunavut / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2022-01-18

Monitoring Wild Pigs for Diseases of Concern

When there are reports of wild pigs loose in Ontario, there is often a lot of news coverage, especially when the group size is large. Any time there are confirmed sightings, the Ministry of...

Mammals / Quebec / SARS-CoV-2 / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-12-21

Première évidence du virus de la COVID-19 chez la faune canadienne en milieu naturel : Des cerfs de Virginie infectés par le SARS-CoV-2

Pour la première fois depuis le début de la pandémie de la COVID-19, voilà que le virus SARS-CoV-2 a été détecté chez des animaux sauvages en milieu naturel au Canada. En effet, en novembre...

Mammals / Quebec / SARS-CoV-2 / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-12-21

First evidence of the COVID-19 virus in Canadian wildlife in the wild: White-tailed deer infected with SARS-CoV-2.

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in free-ranging animals in Canada. Last November, the analysis of samples taken from three white-tailed deer (Odocoileus...

National Office / News & Announcements / Website Rotator

2021-12-15

New Face at the National Office

Hi, my name is Carolyn Blushke. I am the Junior Program Coordinator at the National Office. I am responsible for coordinating the management, completion and reporting of several different research projects including AIV and...

Atlantic / Mammals / Research / Website Rotator

2021-11-08

Skunk adenovirus-1 in P.E.I.

Striped skunks all over the world have acquired a notorious reputation for spraying foul-smelling material from their hind ends at potential predators. On Prince Edward Island, striped skunks are a common sight and even...

Bat Monthly / Bat Week / Bats

2021-11-08

CWHC teams up with Latin American partners for Bat Week celebrations

Bat Week is an annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature. The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) is a proud partner of Bat Week, participating in its organization to help deliver...

Diagnostic Highlights / Mammals / Ontario/Nunavut / Website Rotator

2021-10-25

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in White-Tailed Deer in the Kingston, Ontario area

At the end of September, approximately 30 deer were found dead on Wolfe Island and reported to the CWHC ON/NU region. The Ministry of Northern Development, Mining, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) were contacted,...

Diagnostic Highlights / Mammals / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Website Rotator

2021-10-18

Impaction intestinale par des écailles de graines de tournesol chez deux ratons laveurs au Québec.

Le tournesol, originaire de l’Amérique du Nord, a été d’abord cultivé par les premières nations, puis a servi pour l’ensilage ainsi que source de grains pour la volaille. Aujourd’hui, les graines de tournesol représentent...

Diagnostic Highlights / Mammals / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Website Rotator

2021-10-18

Intestinal impaction by sunflower seed shells in two raccoons in Quebec.

Sunflowers, native to North America, were first cultivated by First Nations, then used for silage as well as a source of grain for poultry. Today, sunflower seeds are one of the most important sources...

Atlantic / Mammals / Notes from the Field / Strandings / Website Rotator / Whales

2021-10-14

Bottlenose Whale Stranding Event

The CWHC was recently requested to respond to the stranding of two northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) that had stranded in Quebec, across the Chaleur bay from Campbellton in northern New Brunswick. Both whales...