CWD Confirmed in Elk in Grand Teton National Park
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed that an elk in Grand Teton National Park tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
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Recent Articles on Plastics in Wildlife
Recent articles by The Wildlife Society and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative blog.
Role of wolves in limiting the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
Could wolves help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease through the “predator cleansing effect?”
Aquadocs Podcast: Conversations about aquatic medicine and conservation
Join each week as host Michelle Greenfield interviews veterinarians and other animal health and science experts about ways they are making a difference in the aquatic medicine community.
Surgically Implanting River Otters with Intra-Abdominal Radio Transmitters Using Reversible Non-DEA Scheduled Drugs
This news story by The Wildlife Society describes a recent study using an anesthetic protocol of non-scheduled drugs for field surgery of River Otters.
Listeria found in wild gray foxes in New Hampshire
Listeria has been found in two New Hampshire wild gray foxes by investigators at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire
California tightens rules on rat poisons that kill wildlife
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill widely restricting the use of certain highly potent rat poisons that are blamed for killing mountain lions, birds and endangered wildlife.
Deer Mortalities due to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease confirmed in South Dakota and New York
With late summer being “EHD season,” two recent news reports were published regarding deer mortalities due to EHD in New York and South Dakota.
USDA National Rabies Management Program Celebrates World Rabies Day
In support of 2020 World Rabies Day on September 28, USDA Wildlife Services released a video to share their work.
Biologists Ask for Public Help in Investigating Bird Die-off in New Mexico
Biologists are asking the public for help as they investigate a statewide die-off among migratory birds in New Mexico
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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
