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Copyright 2012 IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group
Commissioned by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to serve as a first response for wildlife health concerns across the world.
We are closely following the investigation into the cause of elephant deaths in Botswana.
Michael Henry Woodford, FRCVS, (b) 1924, (q) Royal Veterinary College 1946. Died 23 January 2020.
The integral connections between human, animal and environmental health require a coordinated ‘One Health' approach to help protect the health and survival of wild populations.
New field trial research indicates successful vaccine uptake and immunization rates sufficient for protection of Ethiopian wolf populations (Canis simensis) against rabies virus.
UNEP's Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessments report on the state of the environment, including threats to biodiversity and health, for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin Ame
EcoHealth Alliance seeks a Field Veterinarian with expertise in epidemiology to work internationally under their disease ecology and pandemic prevention programs.
by Dolores Gavier-Widén and Aleksija Neimanis
More than 120,000 Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica tatarica) have died in Central Kazakhstan since 10 May 2015.
The licensing of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac for veterinary use in several EU states poses serious concerns for vulture health and their important ecosystem services.
“In the past seven years, this protocol has greatly facilitated and enhanced killer whale examinations in the Northeast Pacific region, and we hope that this revised version will reflect scientific ad
Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds statement on:
H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry and wild birds in Republic of Korea January 2014
KEY MESSAGES
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center has released a bulletin on the ongoing sea star die-off seen on the Western coast of the United States.
Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks have been seen in the Kibaale District of Western Uganda (confirmed as Ebola Sudan) and the Haut-Uele district in Province Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo (confirmed as Ebola Bundibugyo). The two outbreaks do not appear to be epidemiologically linked. Members of the IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group are involved in the response to both outbreaks.