Post Tagged with: "Wildlife Health"

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in the U.S.: Current Updates – February 2024

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in the U.S.: Current Updates – February 2024

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus is a highly contagious and fatal disease of wild and domestic rabbits. This disease is caused by several virus strains, including Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2 (RHDV2).

February 13, 2024 Current Disease Events, Resources
NWHC Positions – Animal Services Team Lead & Bio Lab Tech (Animal)

NWHC Positions – Animal Services Team Lead & Bio Lab Tech (Animal)

The National Wildlife Health Center is hiring two positions with their Animal Services Team (one supervisory and one non-supervisory),

May 23, 2022 Job Postings
PhD opportunities in Arctic Wildlife Health, Nutrition, and Zoonoses- Caribou and Muskox Health, Univ of Calgary

PhD opportunities in Arctic Wildlife Health, Nutrition, and Zoonoses- Caribou and Muskox Health, Univ of Calgary

Seeking two highly motivated individuals to join a research group on Arctic Wildlife Health. These positions are based at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Current Updates April 2022

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Current Updates April 2022

As of December 2021, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in free-ranging cervids in 26 states.

April 2, 2022 Current Disease Events, Resources
Veterinary Student Preceptorship- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Veterinary Student Preceptorship- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Veterinary preceptorships are available to senior level veterinary students for a 6 to 8 week period. The program emphasizes field immobilization techniques, preventive medicine, conservation-oriented research and an international perspective.

Veterinary Student Externship- Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife

Veterinary Student Externship- Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife

The goal of the ODFW veterinary student externship is to introduce 4th year veterinary students via a clinical rotation, to the profession of agency-based wildlife veterinary medicine and provide a hands-on understanding of the types of tasks and activities our wildlife veterinarians engage in.

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Understanding Hummingbird Energetic Strategies Using Stable Isotopes, Urine Analysis, Respirometry, and Skin Temperature

Results point towards the duration of torpor as well as the depth of torpor being important to a hummingbird’s energy balance.

March 22, 2022 Research & Publications
Wildlife Veterinarian – NY State Wildlife Health Program

Wildlife Veterinarian – NY State Wildlife Health Program

The Department of Public and Ecosystem Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice position as a Wildlife Veterinarian with the New York State Wildlife Health Program. This program is a partnership between the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the College of Veterinary Medicine.

March 18, 2022 Job Postings
NJ – Assistant Wildlife Health Biologist Position (Part-time)

NJ – Assistant Wildlife Health Biologist Position (Part-time)

Opportunity to work collaboratively with state biologists and laboratories to investigate and survey fish and wildlife populations for important and emerging disease threats in the state.

March 15, 2022 Job Postings
HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway

HPAI Outbreak Creeps Westward with First Case in Central Flyway

This detection of HPAI in a wild goose species in Nebraska marks the furthest west case and first case in a Central Flyway state.

March 9, 2022 News