Thank You Rachel Carson A voice for wildlife Today is the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s death. Carson brought issues of bio-accumulation and pesticide toxicity to the attention of the general public with her seminal work Silent Spring. Carson gave voice (a voice the public listened to) to disturbing emerging problems using her expertise as...
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Using the Wildlife Heath Event Reporter
The Wildlife Health Event Reporter – A Surveillance and Communication Tool Wildlife can be effective sentinels that alert us to potential health hazards and environmental concerns, but information about sick/injured/dead wildlife need to be reported and shared in a timely manner for professionals to evaluate and determine if response is warranted. The Wildlife Health Event...
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Forging a New Frontier
I’m going to start this post off by quoting myself. In the introductory editorial of the third Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation issue of 2012 I ask rehabilitators to consider the following questions “What is our place in the larger conservation community? How can we effect change for individuals and species? How can we share our...
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Promising treatment of avipoxvirus infections
Here is an interesting paper for those of you dealing with avian patients. The study was presented at the 2011 Conference of the European Association of Avian Veterinarians. * * * * * A clinical trial of 162 captive birds of prey with poxvirus took place between 2008 and 2010. The Poxvirus infection was diagnosed...
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It’s Time to Get the Lead Out for Wildlife
Guest Blog Post from Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity Have you ever held an eagle or loon that’s been poisoned by lead? It’s heart-breaking to see these majestic birds wracked by toxins that sicken and often kill. Veterinarians and wildlife rehab centers have been on the front lines for years coping with countless wildlife...
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Bringing Science and Collaboration into Wildlife Health Management
National Wildlife Health Center Strategic Science Plan http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/information_desk/NWHC%20Strategic%20Science%20Plan.pdf By Kristin Madden, IWRC instructor and Chair of The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Disease Working Group subcommittee to review the NWHC Plan In February 2012, a subcommittee of The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Disease Working Group was formed to review and comment on the U.S. Geological Survey’s National...
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Reuniting and Fostering Wildlife
By Anne Miller (reprinted from the November 2011 IWRC newsletter) A ground-breaking session on Reuniting and Fostering Wildlife was one of the highlights of the IWRC Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale this November. A panel of seven speakers described methods of reuniting and fostering most species of native North American wildlife in a series of half-hour...
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USFWS Placement of nonreleasable eagles
Dear US Member, Below find a letter from the US National Migratory Bird Permit Coordinator about the USFWS policy on placement of nonreleasable eagles. We are aware that there is considerable concern and confusion about U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy regarding placement of nonreleasable eagles with Native American eagle aviaries. I wanted to...
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Another US Spill
Oil Spills… We have all been very attuned to the horrible Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This tragedy has persisted for several months, and will continue for many months and years to come. I’d like to let you all know that the Gulf of Mexico spill isn’t the only one happening...