Area of Focus: Disease

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

June 29, 2023

Skin disease on rise in endangered killer whale population

Researchers worry it points to underlying health problems in the struggling population

June 26, 2023

Avian flu took toll on wild birds in Canada last year

Biologists are preparing for a resurgence of the virus this spring

June 23, 2023

CWD discovered in Florida deer

The white-tailed deer had been struck by a vehicle in Holmes County