Three gorillas test positive for COVID-19
Three gorillas have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a recent U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announcement. Two of the ...
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Endangered ferrets receive experimental coronavirus vaccine
Months before a COVID-19 vaccine was approved for people, about 120 black-footed ferrets at a Colorado facility received an experimental vaccine in an effort to ...
Year in Review: Pandemic redefines the profession
When a novel virus likely spread from a bat to humans in Wuhan, China, it unleashed a pandemic that would define 2020 for the world and showed us how intertwined ...
Utah mink first known case of COVID virus in wild animal
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 ...
Kentucky zoo snow leopards contract COVID-19
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 ...
TWS President Carol Chambers takes on ‘new challenges’
New TWS president Carol Chambers says she plans to keep the Society strong through some unusual times. “It just offers new challenges,” Chambers said of the ...
The November/December issue of The Wildlife Professional
The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news ...
How has COVID-19 affected wildlife in Italy?
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 ...
Should we worry about spreading coronavirus to wildlife?
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 ...
What’s happening Wednesday at TWS’ Virtual Conference?
The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Virtual Conference reaches its midpoint on Wednesday. Participants can take part in an array of symposia and activities. Don’t miss ...