Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
CWHC HQ, 52 Campus Drive S7N 5B4 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

It's #WorldWildlifeDay and at the CWHC we are passionate about #wildlife!

CWHC's Trent Bollinger discusses lead poisoning of #raptors in #Saskatchewan after two recent bald eagle deaths. #wildlifehealth https://globalnews.ca//saskatchewan-eagle-deaths-lead-poi/

Many wild pigs reported in Ontario are pot-bellied pigs roaming freely. Any pig outside of a fence can threaten Ontario’s native species and agriculture industr...y by spreading disease, impacting habitats and competing with native wildlife. Help protect Ontario’s native species and keep your pigs safe by keeping them enclosed. Learn more about proper fencing and small scale pig production at: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reporting-wild-pigs-ontario. See more

New blog out today..... Canine distemper virus in #Ontario and how we can help keep #wildlife healthy. #prevention #vaccination http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/canine-distemper-virus-an-o/

Recently photos showing a marked overgrowth of the beak in a Hairy Woodpecker and in a Red-breasted Nuthatch were submitted to CWHC-Québec. #birds #wildlife Read more here: http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/beak-overgrowth-in-a-hairy-/

CWHC Atlantic's Tessa McBurney and national bat WNS program coordinator Jordi Segers are delivering online bat monitoring workshops to partners in all the Atlantic provinces. They received the Echo MeterTouch 2 Pro from Wildlife Acoustics, Inc. to help demonstrate the various types of acoustic bat detectors that are available. The delivery of these workshops is part of CWHC Atlantic's Habitat Stewardship Program titled "Stewardship for Protection and Monitoring of Atlantic Canada's Endangered Bat Species" in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada and the departments of natural resources of all four Atlantic provinces.

Happy #NationalBirdDay! What is your favorite #bird ? Obviously at the CWHC we are a little biased towards the Canada or Gray jay. #birds #wildlife

We hope you enjoyed our #12DaysofChristmas #bird #funfacts. We wish you all a safe and healthy holiday season and all the best in 2021! #merrychristmas

Day 12: Twelve Drummers Drumming... If you spend much time in forested regions of Canada and parts of the US, you’ve probably heard a curious drumming sound as the winter months draw to a close. #12DaysOfChristmas #birds #funfacts http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/day-12-twelve-drummers-drum/

Day 11: Eleven Pipers Piping.. Small, unassuming, but not to be underestimated, the Piping Plover inhabits shores and sandbars of water bodies in the Prairies and the Atlantic coast of North America. #12daysofClarksmas #birds #funfacts #endangeredspecies http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/day-11-eleven-pipers-piping/

Another blog article about the #plasticpollution project with Environment and Climate Change . CWHC-Atlantic wildlife pathologist Laura Bourque discusses the importance of this project. #wildlife http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/observing-the-impacts-of-pl/

Day 10: Ten Lords a Leaping.. Many species of #ducks and #geese have precocial young, who although still requiring parental care, can see, walk and swim almost immediately after hatching. #12DaysOfChristmas #birds #funfacts http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/day-10-ten-lords-a-leaping-2/

CWHC recently hosted a webinar with Travis Black, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, on feral and wild pig ID. http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/webinar-on-feral-and-wild-p/

New blog out today... Lesion...significant or not? The Québec regional centre investigates the cause of lesions in a sandhill crane. http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/calcium-oxalate-crystals-in/

The CWHC organized and delivered a mini-webinar highlighting various topics related to bat health in Canada. Read more about this webinar on our blog. http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/cwhc-organizes-bat-health-m/

Jennifer Provencher (ECCC research scientist) wrote a blog article for the CWHC on the importance of collaborative research on #plasticpollution. Environment and Climate Change Check it out... http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/why-it-is-important-that-mo/

Congratulations Émilie!! Well deserved! http://blog.healthywildlife.ca/congratulations-to-emilie-l/