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For The Birds Or For Me? Why Do Conservationists Really Help Wildlife?
Science Daily - www.sciencedaily.com
7 Aug 2008
Photo Courtesy of the University of Alberta
Volunteers who take part in conservation efforts may do it more for themselves than the wildlife they are trying to protect, a University of Alberta case study shows. A study of purple martin landlords—those who keep and monitor special birdhouses on their land—revealed that they were more motivated to take part in the conservation project for egoistic rather than altruistic reasons.
Mystery killer disease may be spread by vampire bats
New Scientist - www.newscientist.com
8 Aug 2008
E Callaway
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Area: Venezuela - Map It
A mysterious illness has killed at least 38 people in a remote patch of South American rain forest in recent months. Most, if not all, of the dead are Warao, an indigenous tribe native to north-eastern Venezuela. The nation's health authorities are just beginning to tackle the disease, while early indications may point to bat-transmitted rabies, according to The New York Times.
Canada Residents Help West Nile Virus Bird Surveillance Effort
EmaxHealth - www.emaxhealth.com
7 Aug 2008
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in detecting West Nile Virus (WNV) in the local bird population. Over the past several weeks, the Health Unit has submitted three birds for testing, all of which were negative for the virus. So far, 15 dead birds collected across Ontario this year have tested positive for WNV, including birds from Lambton and Niagara. Dead birds can be an early sign of the arrival of West Nile Virus in a community.
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Hundreds of invasive crayfish killed by diseaseTelegraph - www.telegraph.co.uk
7 Aug 2008
P Eccleston
Photo Courtesy of D Burgess
Area: England - Map It
A deadly plague is thought to have wiped out hundreds of crayfish in a river system. All the creatures killed so far have been from an invasive species - the Turkish crayfish - but there are fears the disease could spread to the native white-clawed crayfish. But the crustaceans are thought to have been killed by the highly-virulent fungal disease Aphanomyces astaci, commonly known as crayfish plague.
More Invasive Species News
Perpetual Notion Machine [Radio Interview]
WORT 89.9 FM - www.wort-fm.org
7 Aug 2008
Dr. Hon Ip from the National Wildlife Health Center discusses research on the avian flu: plans for detecting infected birds entering the U.S. and the possibilities of developing an antibiotic or vaccine.
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
- Bike Paths and Birds [3 min 59 sec video]
- Thousands of fish killed in algae outbreak in pond - Petersfield, Hampshire, UK - Map It
- Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths
- ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Hot Cranes, Baby Penguin, Gorillas, More
- Teddy Roosevelt park elk proposal delayed again
- ProMed - Babesiosis, deer - Russia (Sakha)- Map It
- San Antonio site pushed for biodefense lab
- Biodefense Facility Proposal Gets Rave Reviews [Includes video]
- Virus, Security Worries
Journal of Wildlife Disease - July 2008
Volume 44, Number 3
Table of Contents
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Ahead of print [free full-text available]
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Avian Influenza (H5N1),
Afghanistan
T. Leslie et al.
Poorly cemented coral reefs of the eastern tropical Pacific: Possible
insights into reef development in a high-CO2 world
PNA. 2008 Jul 29; 105 ( 30): 10450-10455 [online abstract only]
DP Manzello
Distribution and environmental limitations of an amphibian pathogen in the
Rocky Mountains, USA
Biological Conservation. 2008 Jun; 141 (6): 1484-1492 [online abstract
only]
E Muths et al.
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