Researchers have found skin pH to be more acidic in captive vs wild bats of a species, suggesting environmental impacts – potentially roosting substrates – on skin pH, and this may be reflected in wild bats using varying roost types across seasons.
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.
The lab of Dr Kristian Forbes at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is searching for a 2-year postdoctoral researcher to work on the disease ecology of bats in east Africa.
The purpose of this study was to create and validate the R package, countcolors, for quantifying the distinct orange–yellow UV fluorescence in bat-wing membrane lesions caused by P. destructans (white-nose syndrome).
Researchers in Canada are investigating a probiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of WNS.
North Dakota Game and Fish issued a news release reporting the first documented WNS deaths in the state’s bats.
The differences in plasma proteomic profiles between European and North American bat species colonized by Pd suggest European bats have evolved tolerance mechanisms towards Pd infection.
COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic.
US Fish & Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies recently put out directives advising researchers and rehabbers to temporarily suspend all activities involving the handling of live wild bats.
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 
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
