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.
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Research Associate in Human Dimensions of Disease Risk of RHDV2 – University of Georgia
The individual hired onto this project will use both quantitative and qualitative human dimensions methods (surveys and interviews) to study Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2).
Post-Doc Research in Human Dimensions of Disease Risk of RHDV2 – University of Georgia
The individual hired onto this project will use both quantitative and qualitative human dimensions methods (surveys and interviews) to study Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2).
Virtual Student Workshop: Conservation Medicine, One Health & Wildlife Diseases
Hosted by the University of Georgia, the purpose of this workshop is to provide beginner through advanced content on the fields of conservation medicine and One Health to a variety of students.
Raptor Academy Online Course: Intro to Raptor Rehabilitation
Course materials cover basic avian anatomy and physiology and provide you with current best practices for the first phase of raptor rehabilitation—patient stabilization. You will also receive instruction on safe handling methods, how to conduct a physical exam, the art of triage, and basic emergency care.
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.
Chronic Wasting Disease Diagnostic Discrepancies: The Importance of Testing Both Medial Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes
The study examined left and right medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes from 101 ELISA-positive deer harvested from 2015 to 2019.
Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) from New York City, New York, USA, 2012–2018
Okoniewski, J. C., VanPatten, C., Ableman, A. E., Hynes, K. P., Martin, A. L., & Furdyna, P. (2020). Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) from New York City, New York, USA, 2012–2018. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Study Highlights: Anticoagulant rodenticides, principally difethialone, brodifacoum, and bromadiolone, were detected in the livers […]
Granulomatous Inflammation of the Muzzle in White-Tailed Deer and Mule Deer Associated With Mannheimia granulomatis
The condition involving swollen muzzles was identified in 25 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and 2 mule deer (O. hemionus).
Free Online Course- Bats, Ducks & Pandemics: An Intro to One Health Policy
This interdisciplinary course will cover diverse subjects such as basic epidemiology, public health, public policy, basic microbiology, food safety, and security, zoonotic diseases, sanitation and hygiene, antimicrobial resistance, environmental and ecosystem health, and the national and international organizations that oversee health, agriculture, and the environment.
