A new study in preprint reported the first potential case of a deer passing the novel coronavirus to a human. Researchers say they found no evidence of an elevated risk of humans, but they identified …
After the virus that causes COVID-19 showed up among white-tailed deer in the United States, scientists have detected it among wild deer in Canada. Tests of hunter-harvested deer have shown the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in …
Teaser: Outsmarting beaver instincts isn’t always easy Beavers may be a national symbol in Canada, but the large, stubborn rodents can cause problems for property owners and landscape managers. Beavers can flood logging roads, inundate …
Saying eastern hog-nosed snakes are a little prickly is probably an understatement. When Laura Robson, a master’s student at the University of Ottawa at the time, would approach one, the snake would rise up and …
The government of Ontario is increasing protections for deer, elk and moose from chronic wasting disease. The disease has not been found in Ontario, but it has affected cervids in Quebec and neighboring states in …
Cooperation is often the key to successful wildlife management, especially when the species crosses international borders. Feral swine, also wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in the United States are widely accepted as a significant threat to …
A threatened population of massasauga rattlesnakes in Canada is facing increasingly unstable conditions at the northern end of their range. Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) in Canada are divided into two populations. The Carolinian population is listed …
Big brown bats may be taking over the ecological food niche of little brown bats due to the latter’s greater susceptibility to a deadly fungal pathogen. “We’ve gone from a niche separation to an overlap,” …
Birds that have ingested seeds treated with a common insecticide experience weight loss and delay their migrations — effects that could reduce their chances of surviving and reproducing, researchers found. In a study of white-crowned …
Informal bird enthusiasts are great at detecting the arrival of new species in an area, but their observations aren’t necessarily the best at giving accurate population counts once a species has become established. “That early …
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