Tag: coronavirus

A mink in Utah has become the first confirmed case of a wild animal infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. ProMED, a program of the International Society for Infectious...

Snow leopard at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

As Danish authorities prepare to kill millions of farmed mink over coronavirus concerns, it raises questions about how vulnerable other species may be, and if they may further spread the...

Teaser: Data collected on wildlife in the first European country to go into lockdown shows a mixed bag of benefits and negative impacts Wolves are getting closer to cities and...

Researchers warn that biologists and others in close proximity to wild mammals should take steps to avoid spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to them. In a perspective published...

Sparrows are a little less flighty around humans wearing face masks than those without them on. In a new study published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers in China conducted...

Coronaviruses in the same lineage as the one responsible for the current pandemic have been circulating in bats for decades, researchers found. This provides more evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus...

A pair of surveys show the psychological toll that the novel coronavirus outbreak is having on graduate students. A study in the United States found signs of depression have doubled...

Veterinarians have confirmed the first two cases of mink infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the United States in a pair of farmed animals in Utah. In an Aug. 17 press release,...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency...