Tag: COVID-19

Wildlife markets instigate the spread of coronaviruses among captive animals destined for human consumption, according to new research conducted on field rats. Researchers tested field rats (Rattus argentiventer) in southern...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused researchers to focus new attention on captive animals and the role they may play in spreading zoonotic diseases. But testing every animal in captivity,...

Efforts to contain COVID-19 have curtailed efforts to protect endangered species around the world. In Brazil, biologists working to recover golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) had to call off an...

Testing for dangerous bacteria called endotoxins in vaccines and other medicines has long relied on a component in horseshoe crab blood. That includes the search for a vaccine for COVID-19....

Deadly diseases like COVID-19 are less likely to jump from wildlife to humans if healthy, intact ecosystems are conserved, according to a report and a separate study released recently. “A...

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. As professors shifted their spring classes...

Which species can catch the novel coronavirus? That’s a question researchers are trying to answer as they try to determine what wildlife, pets and domesticated animals may be susceptible —...

The National Wild Pig Task Force’s 2020 conference is going virtual for the month of June, and registration is free. The task force had its in-person conference scheduled for early...

As beaches reopen to the public, piping plovers are also returning. In Maine, they’re having a record year, continuing a steady upswing. Maine Audubon reports seeing 100 pairs and 61...

Nearly 80 members of Congress wrote to House leadership last week to request that forthcoming stimulus legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic include a “Restoration and Resilience Jobs” title...