European Wildlife Disease Association: UK Student Chapter

Wildlife in the News:

Millions of Migratory Birds Catch a Break as NYC Passes Bird-Friendly Building Law » Focusing on Wildlife NEW YORK — Today, the New York City Council approved Proposed Initiative 1482B, a new policy requiring that new buildings’ materials meet bird-friendly standards that greatly reduce collision risks to birds. Audubon’s Migratory Bird Initiative has issued the following response: “New York’s...

Happy wildlife news for your Wednesday:

New Projects Will Restore Much-Needed Bird Habitat on the Gulf Coast » Focusing on Wildlife NEW ORLEANS, La. (December 9, 2019)–The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council announced a new $158 million investment to restore the Gulf Coast as part of the recovery effort nearly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. A $130 million project in Louisiana will restore 45,000 acr...

Wildlife in the News: Atlantic Fisheries Managers Move to Protect the Little Fish Seabirds Rely On

Atlantic fisheries managers move to protect the little fish seabirds rely on. » Focusing on Wildlife Seabirds are often the first thing we see—and hear—on the coast. Flying above the waves, they make up the soundtrack of life on the water. These majestic creatures rely on tiny fish called forage fish for their survival, but they face stiff competition with the large, industrial fishing operator...

Check out the USGS Quarterly Mortality Report: 'Mortality and Heavy Parasite Infestation in Larval California Tiger and Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamanders'

In early September 2019, there was observation of high mortality of the larval and metamorphic stages of these species in multiple breeding ponds. The leading hypothesis for the cause of this mortality event is that the long seasonal hydroperiod combined with the high abundance of aquatic snails resulted in high trematode production that affected the remaining salamander larva and metamorphs in the ponds.

Read about it on p26-27 of the WDA Newsletter:

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Australia is currently experiencing unprecedented bushfires which have burnt approximately 6 million hectares (an area the size of Ireland). An estimated 500 million to 1 billion wild animals have perished.

WDA members are heavily involved in this crisis, responding to the needs of government agencies, the public, and carrying out triage and treatment of injured wildlife.

If you'd like to help, your donation will be directly and entirely used by WDA Australasian Section to fund the emergency response, and ensure the welfare and conservation of wildlife.

Donations may be made at the WDA website, https://wildlifedisease.org/wda/ABOUTWDA/DonatetotheWDA.aspx

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact [email protected]. Please join us in this worthy cause!

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Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last night to make our first talk a huge success! We look forward to bringing you several more talks/activities next semester - let us know what you'd like to learn about next, and we'll do our best to make it happen!

Don't forget about our talk tonight: "What Use is a Pathologist to Live Seals?" The livestream should start from this page at 7pm!