Wildlife Health
Paparazzi-ing mule deer
January 31st, 2012
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has intrigued the scientific community ever since its detection in a Colorado facility 44 years ago. At the beginning, researchers attributed the clinical signs to stress, malnutrition or poisoning. Twelve years later, it became part of the class of prion diseases, and the only one known to infect both free-ranging and captive deer – to make …
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Polley receives international teaching award
The World Association for the Advancement of Parasitology (WAAVP) has recognized WCVM professor Dr. Lydden Polley for his outstanding teaching record that spans nearly 40 years. The parasitologist is the 2011 recipient of the WAAVP-Bayer Award for Excellence in Teaching — an honour that was announced in mid-August during the association’s biennial conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The award, which …
September 23rd, 2011 Full story »
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Leighton keynote speaker at wildlife meeting
Veterinary pathologist and WCVM professor Dr. Ted Leighton recently presented the Albert Franzmann Memorial Lecture/keynote address at the inaugural Trilateral Meeting of the Canadian, Mexican and United States Wildlife Veterinary and Conservation Medicine Non-Profit Organizations. Leighton’s lecture, “In praise of chloroplasts and mitochondria: some thoughts on mutualism in wildlife health management,” was sponsored by the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians …
December 23rd, 2010 Full story »
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Veterinary scientists part of OIE publication
Veterinary researchers from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Calgary are among the authors of an invited paper that’s included in a climate change-focused issue of Revue scientifique et technique, a publication of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The article, “Pathogens of domestic and free-ranging ungulates: global climate change in temperate to boreal latitudes …
November 15th, 2008 Full story »
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WCVM pathologists earn wildlife awards
Two WCVM researchers were honoured for their work in wildlife health at the Wildlife Disease Association’s annual meeting in Edmonton, Alta., in early August: • Veterinary pathologist and WCVM professor Dr. Ted Leighton received the WDA Distinguished Service Award – the association’s highest honour. Leighton is also the executive director of the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre. The award recognizes …
September 09th, 2008 Full story »
