Did climate change allow an Arctic wildlife virus to spread?
Melting sea ice may be to blame for the spread of a wildlife virus from one side to the Arctic to the other. The issue emerged in 2004 when Pacific sea otters and ...
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New mutant ranavirus could decimate frogs
A new deadly contagious frog virus made up of genes from Asia and America has the ability to rapidly wipe out whole amphibian populations. This ranavirus strain ...
USFWS challenges people to advance white-nose syndrome control
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $100,000 prize to individuals who develop new ideas that might eradicate or mitigate white-nose syndrome (WNS) as ...
Congress examines wildlife diseases through two hearings
Lawmakers highlighted the challenges of wildlife diseases during two Congressional hearings last week. The Environment and Public Works Committee explored the ...
Sea otter deaths linked to domestic cats
Sea otters in California are dying from a parasite they’re picking up from cats on the loose. Researchers recently found the otters are picking up the parasite ...
Florida officials looking for videos of crippled panthers
Florida panthers are suffering from a crippling disorder, and state wildlife officials are looking for more evidence to determine the cause of the problem. Eight ...
Cold-blooded but feverish, amphibians use heat to kill virus
They may be cold-blooded, but some amphibians induce feverish temperature changes to help their immune systems fight the deadly ranavirus. “Amphibians are ...
Researchers identify new shell-eating fungus in turtles
Researchers have pinpointed a fungal disease previously unknown to science as the culprit responsible for eroding the shells of freshwater turtles. “By causing ...
Bacteria treatment helps bats survive white-nose syndrome
White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations across much of North America, but researchers have found that applying probiotic bacteria can reduce the ...
New canine distemper virus strain found in New England
In December 2016, Patrick Tate, a wildlife biologist with the state of New Hampshire Fish and Game, noticed a fisher (Martes pennanti) breathing heavily under a ...