The Future of Wildlife Health: 2024 & Beyond
As we step into the year 2024, we are re-invigorating our commitment to challenging the status-quo in the field of wildlife health.
What's New
NWHC Positions – Animal Services Team Lead & Bio Lab Tech (Animal)
The National Wildlife Health Center is hiring two positions with their Animal Services Team (one supervisory and one non-supervisory),
Wildlife Veterinarian: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research
Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc., is accepting applications for a full-time veterinarian.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship (Unpaid)-Texas State Aquarium
This is an unpaid position that focuses on the daily care of sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife at the Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Rescue Program. This internship will have a strong focus on understanding wildlife husbandry, as well as an introduction to wildlife medicine. Interns can expect to gain hands-on […]
PhD opportunities in Arctic Wildlife Health, Nutrition, and Zoonoses- Caribou and Muskox Health, Univ of Calgary
Seeking two highly motivated individuals to join a research group on Arctic Wildlife Health. These positions are based at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Veterinary Student Preceptorship- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Veterinary preceptorships are available to senior level veterinary students for a 6 to 8 week period. The program emphasizes field immobilization techniques, preventive medicine, conservation-oriented research and an international perspective.
Veterinary Student Externship- Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife
The goal of the ODFW veterinary student externship is to introduce 4th year veterinary students via a clinical rotation, to the profession of agency-based wildlife veterinary medicine and provide a hands-on understanding of the types of tasks and activities our wildlife veterinarians engage in.
NWHC March Pathology Case of the Month
Read the March 2022 “Pathology Case of the Month” from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center involving a juvenile European Starling.
Understanding Hummingbird Energetic Strategies Using Stable Isotopes, Urine Analysis, Respirometry, and Skin Temperature
Results point towards the duration of torpor as well as the depth of torpor being important to a hummingbird’s energy balance.
Wildlife Veterinarian – NY State Wildlife Health Program
The Department of Public and Ecosystem Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice position as a Wildlife Veterinarian with the New York State Wildlife Health Program. This program is a partnership between the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Useful Resources
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- February 2024 
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in the U.S.: Current Updates – February 2024 
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Current Updates April 2022 
“Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture Course” now available 
Non Human Primate COVID-19 Information Hub
