Area of Focus: Disease

September 21, 2023

TWS Award: Two wildlifers recognized for their service to the wildlife field

Seth Magle and Jeannine Fleegle earned the Special Recognition Service Award this year

September 19, 2023

Emerging threat of wildlife disease warrants revamped National Wildlife Health Center

The National Wildlife Health Center is addressing overcrowded laboratories and outdated technology

September 19, 2023

USDA grant explores COVID virus in wildlife

Researchers will test 58 species to monitor the potential for spillback to humans

August 28, 2023

White-nose syndrome takes a toll on Texas bats

The deadly disease was first detected in the state in 2020

August 25, 2023

Yellowstone lays out bison management options

The park is revising how to handle bison that roam outside its boundaries

August 17, 2023

Implant under way to improve koala vaccines

The method is being designed to replace the current two-shot approach

August 2, 2023

Texas rule targets movement of breeder deer

The action follows CWD detections at breeding facilities

July 17, 2023

Ticks might be spreading CWD

A study of deer in Wisconsin reveals how the prion disease may move between hosts

July 10, 2023

A looming fungal disease poses a major threat to North American salamanders

The pathogen Bsal could cause declines in 140 species

July 5, 2023

Rabid moose found in Alaska 

It’s the first documented case of rabies in a moose on the continent