Officials in Manitoba are reporting what they say is the province’s first case of chronic wasting disease, a nervous system disorder that affects large game animals.
Wildlife officials found that the turtles were all severely dehydrated intentionally and had ear and eye infections. Within the next few weeks, the turtles began showing symptoms of the ranavirus, which is a deadly disease that “causes animals to hemorrhage, gasp for air, and accumulate fluid under the skin.”
The marine mammals that died from C. gattii were found near terrestrial hot spots, suggesting that the spores settled on the surface of the sea, where the porpoises and dolphins inhaled them when they surfaced to breathe.
Coronaviruses found in 72% of the 365 animals studied, including rodents, raccoons, skunks, mink and domestic cats.
Both bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are transmitted via biting Culicoides gnats. The disease cannot spread to humans, although wildlife officials recommend not eating animals that are obviously sick.
The analysis by Penn State and Iowa researchers strongly indicates that deer are getting the virus from humans, worrying experts about a deep wild reservoir for the virus.
An investigation is underway after hundreds of dead and injured birds washed up on the shores of Southern Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, Ontario.
A widespread surveillance effort conducted by the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative contributed to reducing consequence risk by increasing confidence of Bsal absence in high-risk areas.
A novel species of the bacteria Helicobacter has been detected as a cause of respiratory disease in gopher tortoises.
Position available for residency training in anatomic pathology, with wildlife emphasis beginning July 1, 2022. This intensive, comprehensive, 3-year residency training program is designed to meet the eligibility requirements for the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP).
Global Amphibian & Reptile Disease Conference 
Wildlife Disease Association 70th Annual International Conference 2022 
Virtual 36th Annual Wildlife & Exotic Animal Symposium hosted by the students of WAAM & AEMC at UC Davis 
Wildlife Disease Association/European Wildlife Disease Association Joint Virtual Conference 2021 
NWRA Scholarships for Students and Wildlife Rehabilitators Designed by WPZOOM
