Post Tagged with: "Avian"

Post Doc in Disease Epidemiology- Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Seeking a postdoctoral researcher to be part of a research team evaluating spatial epidemiology of West Nile virus (WNV) in ruffed grouse throughout Pennsylvania.

September 29, 2020 Job Postings

Grad Student/Postdoc Opportunities in Wildlife Disease Ecology & Evolution

The Becker Lab at the University of Oklahoma is actively recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join and expand research projects on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease in wildlife.

Foraging behavior, contaminant exposure risk, and the stress response in wild California condors

Foraging behavior, contaminant exposure risk, and the stress response in wild California condors

Condors that feed on contaminated marine mammal carcasses or scavenge away from condor management sites may have higher stress responses.

August 21, 2020 Research & Publications
The Avian Conservation Center/Center for Birds of Prey- Avian Medical Clinic Internship (open to undergrads)

The Avian Conservation Center/Center for Birds of Prey- Avian Medical Clinic Internship (open to undergrads)

The Avian Medical Clinic accepts and treats over 900 patients annually from throughout South Carolina and Georgia. The intern will be involved in all aspects of the medical and rehabilitation process.

August 20, 2020 Internships, Student Opportunities
The Avian Conservation Center / Center for Birds of Prey- Avian Medical Clinic Director

The Avian Conservation Center / Center for Birds of Prey- Avian Medical Clinic Director

This is a unique career opportunity for a highly motivated, detail-oriented, aspiring individual interested in avian science and wildlife conservation with previous management experience.

August 20, 2020 Job Postings
Ethics on the Wild Side- Raptor Academy Webinar

Ethics on the Wild Side- Raptor Academy Webinar

This webinar provides an overview of animal ethics and welfare and using ethical frameworks and welfare assessments to help guide decision making. There will also be an opportunity to discuss current conundrums involving raptor and wildlife rehabilitation.

Landscape-level Mosquito Suppression to Protect Hawai’i’s Rapidly Vanishing Avifauna- Cornell Wildlife Health Center Blog

Landscape-level Mosquito Suppression to Protect Hawai’i’s Rapidly Vanishing Avifauna- Cornell Wildlife Health Center Blog

Recent blog post from the Cornell Wildlife Health Center discussing avian malaria and conservation of native Hawaiian birds.

July 17, 2020 News, Organizations & Programs
Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA

Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA

First published detection of microplastics in birds of prey.

June 27, 2020 Research & Publications
Vacuolar myelinopathy: waterbird risk on a southeastern impoundment co-infested with Hydrilla verticillata and Aetokthonos hydrillicola

Vacuolar myelinopathy: waterbird risk on a southeastern impoundment co-infested with Hydrilla verticillata and Aetokthonos hydrillicola

The authors investigated potential vacuolar myelinopathy risk to wildlife species using hydrilla infested sites at a southeastern reservoir and developed a qualitative risk assessment for waterbird species that inhabited the reservoir during fall and early winter.

June 12, 2020 Research & Publications
Webinar- The Health of Cranes: Avian Medicine in Conservation

Webinar- The Health of Cranes: Avian Medicine in Conservation

Webinar organized by the International Crane Foundation, featuring Dr. Barry Hartup- Director of Conservation Medicine

May 27, 2020 Webinars & Presentations