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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...

Collaborations / International / National Office / Surveillance / Teaching/Training / Website Rotator

2021-09-08

The Wildlife Health Intelligence Platform : Data management for the modern world.

The CWHC National Office leads the organization’s health information management efforts through the development and maintenance of a world-class database system for wildlife health surveillance; the Wildlife Health Intelligence Platform (WHIP). This system provides...

Confirmation d’un cas de mycoplasmose chez un roselin pourpré au Québec.

Bird Feeders / Birds / Diagnostic Highlights / Mycoplasmosis / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-09-07

Confirmation d’un cas de mycoplasmose chez un roselin pourpré au Québec.

Au cours de la dernière année, nous avons reçu plusieurs photos de passereaux présentant des lésions suggestives de mycoplasmose. Cependant, ce diagnostic présomptif n’avait pas encore pu être confirmé en laboratoire, car aucun des...

Bird Feeders / Birds / Mycoplasmosis / Pathology Notes / Quebec / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2021-09-07

Confirmation of a case of mycoplasmosis in a purple finch in Quebec.

During the past year, we have received several photos of passerines with lesions suggestive of mycoplasmosis. However, as none of the sick birds had been submitted for analysis, this presumptive diagnosis had not yet...

Bat Monthly / Bats / White Nose Syndrome

2021-09-01

CWHC National Office publishes national bat health report

It has become increasingly important in Canada to understand and manage bat populations through a holistic bat health approach. Bats are widely distributed throughout most of Canada, and dead and diseased individuals function as...

Collaborations / National / News & Announcements / Publications / Website Rotator

2021-08-17

Métis Spirit

The CWHC has featured wildlife artists in our annual report previously and this year we are honoured to feature the work of Métis artist Phyllis Poitras-Jarrett. Phyllis resides in Regina, Saskatchewan and draws her...