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Vets for Wildlife Networking Community

Vets for Wildlife Networking Community

As an extension of WildlifeHealth.org, we have created a new online community for students and veterinarians who are interested in wildlife health and wildlife veterinary medicine. The Vets for Wildlife community is a place for aspiring future wildlife vets to connect with each other and meet experienced wildlife vets that […]

March 29, 2026 Community, Student Career Guides
Wildlife Health Programs in the U.S.

Wildlife Health Programs in the U.S.

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May 22, 2026 Map, Organizations & Programs
WildAlert: A Real-Time, AI-Driven Early Warning System for Wildlife Health and Ecological Threat Detection

WildAlert: A Real-Time, AI-Driven Early Warning System for Wildlife Health and Ecological Threat Detection

WildAlert- an AI-driven early warning system that integrates fine tuned BERT-based natural language processing models with unsupervised anomaly detection framework to
identify unusual wildlife health events using real-time pre-diagnostic clinical data from wildlife rehabilitation
organizations.

Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) Annual Conference 2026: Chicago, Illinois July 26-31, 2026

Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) Annual Conference 2026: Chicago, Illinois July 26-31, 2026

The 74th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association will be held in Chicago, Illinois, United States. This year’s theme is “Thriving Together: Urban One Health and Ecosystem Resiliency.” With over half of the world’s population living in urban areas, the need to develop conservation plans that work within these […]

May 22, 2026 Meetings & Events
Tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) previously not found in the Pacific Northwest has been detected in Washington state’s coyotes

Tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) previously not found in the Pacific Northwest has been detected in Washington state’s coyotes

A March 2026 study documenting the parasites was published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Researchers from the University of Washington found Echinococcus multilocularis in 37 of the 100 coyotes they surveyed in Washington’s Puget Sound region. “The fact that we found it here in one-third of our coyotes was surprising, because it wasn’t […]

May 22, 2026 News, Research & Publications
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Continues to Affect Wild Birds Across All Four U.S. Flyways

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Continues to Affect Wild Birds Across All Four U.S. Flyways

The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) is continuing to track the effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on wild birds across the country.  From September 2025 through January 2026, wildlife agencies reported 241 bird mortality events involving more than 126,000 wild birds in 28 states. These […]

May 22, 2026 Current Disease Events, News
Global Amphibian & Reptile Disease Conference 2026

Global Amphibian & Reptile Disease Conference 2026

GARD Conference to be held in Knoxville, TN June 8-12 2026

May 22, 2026 Meetings & Events
The Future of Wildlife Health: 2026 & Beyond

The Future of Wildlife Health: 2026 & 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.

March 29, 2026 Uncategorized
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in the U.S.: Current Updates 2026

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in the U.S.: Current Updates 2026

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus is a highly contagious and fatal disease of wild and domestic rabbits. This disease is caused by several virus strains, including Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2 (RHDV2).

March 13, 2026 Current Disease Events, Resources
Becoming a Wildlife Veterinarian

Becoming a Wildlife Veterinarian

Students interested in becoming a free-ranging wildlife veterinarian often abandon this career path when they hit roadblocks early on. This article discusses what a free-ranging wildlife veterinarian does, different job opportunities that exist, and how to get the experience and training you need.

January 5, 2026 Student Career Guides