ACZM offers new board certification in Wildlife Population Health
The American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) is now offering veterinarians the opportunity to become board certified specialists in Wildlife Population Health.
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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.
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 […]
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 […]
HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway
This detection of HPAI in a wild goose species in Nebraska marks the furthest west case and first case in a Central Flyway state.
New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Origin of Covid-19
Two studies point to live mammals sold at the Huanan Wholesale Market as the source.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) Confirmed in Domestic Rabbits in Tennessee
Another eastern state has detected domestic cases of the virus affecting both wild and domestic rabbits.
2022 Detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds and Poultry in the U.S.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has recently been detected in both wild and domestic birds in multiple states across the U.S.
First Confirmed Case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Louisiana
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Louisiana white-tailed deer.
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Poultry in Kentucky and Virginia
State and Federal partners are working jointly on additional surveillance and testing in areas around the affected flocks.
Latest News
ACZM offers new board certification in Wildlife Population Health
July 19, 2026
WildAlert: A Real-Time, AI-Driven Early Warning System for Wildlife Health and Ecological Threat Detection
May 22, 2026
Tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) previously not found in the Pacific Northwest has been detected in Washington state’s coyotes
May 22, 2026
Useful Resources
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Updates- May 2026 
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in the U.S.: Current Updates July 2026 
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Current Updates July 2026 
“Foundations of Wildlife Chemical Capture Course” now available 
Non Human Primate COVID-19 Information Hub
