Area of Focus: Disease

June 21, 2023

Survival of ‘akikiki may come down to good mate choice

Captive breeding program is finding ways to improve the success of program for endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers

June 12, 2023

As the avian flu spread, its severity grew

Researchers found the virus is usually severe in mammals

June 9, 2023

Mammals moved differently during COVID-19 lockdowns

Animals traveled farther and closer to roads during “anthropause”

May 31, 2023

Highly pathogenic bird flu an ‘unprecedented’ threat to wildlife 

Researchers call for changes in how we manage the virus

May 31, 2023

CWD on the rise in Alberta 

Nearly one in four mule deer tested positive for the disease

May 25, 2023

Environmental risks higher for urban bees

Researchers found more environmental stressors and changes in urban bees’ microbiomes

May 22, 2023

Vermont cave hosts survivors of white-nose syndrome

Biologists hope they can help repopulate devastated bat populations

May 18, 2023

Q&A: Pairing two models to benefit wildlife

Can the longstanding North American Model and the emerging One Health framework work together?

May 2, 2023

White-nose syndrome discovered in Colorado

A Yuma bat became the first bat in the state to test positive for the deadly disease

April 26, 2023

Unusual outbreak raises questions about SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife

Researchers believe an animal infected mink in Poland with an old strain of the virus