Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years The wildlife trade affects a quarter of terrestrial vertebrates and creates opportunities for cross-species pathogen transmission, but its precise role in shaping animal-human pathogen exchange remain...

The title says it all:

Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Un énorme merci à nos partenaires d’Environnement Canada pour leur soutien à notre programme national de santé des chauves-souris depuis plus d’une décennie!

A huge thank you to our partners at Environment Canada for supporting our national bat health program for over a decade!

Mortalité hivernale de poissons aux lacs des Fauvel - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC Un grand nombre de carcasses de grands brochets et de crapets-soleils ont été observées à la mi-mars sous la glace des lacs des Fauvel situés à Blainville dans la région des Laurentides au nord de Mon...

Qu'est-ce qui a causé la mortalité de poissons sous la glace? Cet hiver, aux lacs Fauvel (Qc), brochets et crapets morts sous la glace, tandis que d'autres espèces survivaient. Cause probable : l'hypoxie hivernale (manque d'oxygène). Lisez l'article : healthywildlife.ca/mortalite-hi...

Winter Kill - Winter Fish Mortality at Lacs des Fauvel - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC A large number of carcasses of northern pike and sunfish were observed in mid-March under the ice of the Lacs des Fauvel located in Blainville, in the Laurentides region north of Montreal, Quebec. Obs...

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High pathogenicity avian influenza in pinniped conservation Abstract. Since 2020, H5Nx high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) have caused widespread disruptions not only to global agriculture and trade

New article on #AvianInfluenza and pinniped conservation from @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social

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Just love spring

#HarewoodPlains
#fungifriends

It Takes a Village: A Community Effort for Wildlife Health - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC When the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak occurred in Ontario in March 2022, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) Ontario/Nunavut node significantly increased the annual num...

Il faut tout un village ! Depuis 2022, nos cas de santé de la faune ont triplé, passant de 500 à 1 500+ par an. Si notre réseau de 300+ partenaires est vital, votre aide l'est tout autant.

Lisez l’article complet ici :
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It Takes a Village: A Community Effort for Wildlife Health - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC When the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak occurred in Ontario in March 2022, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) Ontario/Nunavut node significantly increased the annual number of wildlife cases brought in compared to the previous year:  increasing from ~500 cases a year in 2021 to 1,278 cases in 2022 and now 1,556 cases in […]

It Takes a Village: Since 2022, wildlife health cases handled by the CWHC grew from 500 to over 1,500 per year. Our incredible network of 300+ partners helps us track diseases across the province—but we need your help.

Read the full story here:
healthywildlife.ca/it-takes-a-v...

Publication d’une monographie canadienne sur la manipulation et le bien-être des chauves-souris - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC En janvier 2026, la monographie (en anglais) suivante a été publiée dans le Journal of North American Bat Research : « Welfare and Handling Recommendations for Bat Surveys in Canada ». Cet article est...

Comment manipuler les chauves-souris ? Un nouveau guide sur la manipulation et le bien-être des chauves-souris a été publié dans le Journal of North American Bat Research

Lire l'intégralité de l'article ici : healthywildlife.ca/publication-...

Canadian Bat Handling and Welfare Monograph Published - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC In January 2026, “Welfare and Handling Recommendations for Bat Surveys in Canada” was published open source as the first monograph in the Journal of North American Bat Research. The article was the cu...

How do you handle bats? New guide for bat handling and welfare published in the the Journal of North American Bat Research

Read the full blog here: healthywildlife.ca/canadian-bat...

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And the winner of Science’s 2026 ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is … A physicist and professional dancer takes home the grand prize, and Science awards its first trophy for an AI-assisted dance concept

The rest of the winners: www.science.org/content/arti...

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Dance your PhD?! The winner is brilliant: youtu.be/UWHdiLdemXQ?...

I guarantee I would not have won. I can't even imagine dancing like a bison ...

Yes!

Found increasing rates of #brainworm (P tenuis) and #CWD .

And by #brainworm I mean P. tenuis ....

Twenty years of ungulate disease surveillance by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (2003–2022) Free-ranging wild ungulates are integral to the health and well-being of Canadian socioecological systems, contributing various One Health benefits (e.g., nutrient cycling, sustainable food resources)...

Why do wild ungulates die in Canada? New paper by Kerry Schutten from
@ucalgaryvetmed.bsky.social and @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social explores 20 years of mortality data.

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A couple of little yellow mushrooms growing out of moss

A picture of the sun in a blue sky with some rocky ground in the forefront

Here are a couple lovely little ones from our fantastic day in #HarewoodPlains yesterday. What a gorgeous day.

(And a sunshine photo, just because)

#MushroomMonday
#fungi

Wildlife Disease Surveillance in Saskatchewan: The Importance of Rehabilitation Facilities - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC Monitoring wildlife health is important, as diseases can impact the abundance of species, and several can also affect domestic animals and people with significant economic and social costs. Examples o...

Our collaboration with #wildliferehab facilities is SO important to our ability to monitor #wildlifedisease in Canada.

Check out this great article on the importance of this relationship in #Saskatchewan and our fantastic partners!

healthywildlife.ca/wildlife-dis...

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social

Spring is coming!

#MushroomMonday
#fungi
#fungifriends
#HarewoodPlains

Prey --> Predator: Killer of Killers --> Predator: Badlands (and a couple Aliens) was a great journey for me, but Badlands stands on its own.

Calgary’s Funny Bunnies - Healthy Wildlife - The blog of the CWHC Press Release Unusual Kidney Lesions Discovered in Calgary’s Urban Jackrabbits Reveal New Insights into City Wildlife Health Calgary, Alberta – A veterinary researcher, Jamie Rothenburger, studying ur...

Calgary's "funny bunnies" ....

healthywildlife.ca/calgarys-fun...

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social

Will Hunting Work to Control CWD in British Columbia? Yes. - Chronic Wasting Disease in British Columbia By Jessica Russell, Response Planning Specialist

New article from Jessica Russell (www.linkedin.com/in/jess-russ...) on how hunting *can* control #CWD in British Columbia

cwdbc.ca/cwd/yes-hunt...

Bridging the gap: Multi-sector perspectives on human, domestic animal, and wildlife leptospirosis in Ontario, Canada Although leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide, limited surveillance and poor coordination between human and animal health sectors have resulted in scarce and disparate d...

Great new paper from our CWHC Ontario/Nunavut Regional Center on perspectives of #lepto from different sectors

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social

Note that it's 18h30 **Atlantic Standard Time**

How do you make your yard #bat friendly?

CWHC Atlantic Ecologist Darrian Washinger will be discussing this and the science behind bat #conservation in an upcoming free webinar (details below).

Je suis désolé, le webinaire sera offert uniquement en anglais.

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social

Seattle Seahawks: Tribal origins of NFL logo links fans to indigenous roots The Super Bowl team's logo originates with a First Nations tribe in Canada.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

As the leading global voice on the environment, UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in addressing humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges.

To achieve this, we regularly seek qualified professionals to join our team.

See current vacancies here: https://ow.ly/Gxon50Y9Qw2

A sliver moon during a light show at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore a couple weeks ago

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊