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Are Wild Chimpanzees Dying from AIDS?
ScienceNOW - sciencenow.sciencemag.org
10 Feb 2009
Photo credit: Michael Wilson
J Cohen
Researchers have long assumed that SIVcpz, the chimpanzee virus that infected humans and triggered the AIDS epidemic, caused no harm to the apes. But new data presented here today at the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections reveal that wild chimps infected with SIVcpz are more likely to die than uninfected chimps. The animals also show AIDS-like damage to their immune systems. The finding raises the possibility that chimps, too, are suffering from an AIDS epidemic.
Lead poisoning in wildlife stirs debate on hunting, fishing regulations
Bradenton Herald - www.bradenton.com (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
12 Feb 2009
L Bergquist
Lead shot from firearms and lead sinkers have been a mainstay of hunting and fishing for generations, but a growing body of research and anecdotal accounts are raising health questions for humans and wildlife alike. The most recent situation involves trumpeter swans in northern Wisconsin. Since October, 10 trumpeter swans have been treated by the Raptor Education Group Inc. in Antigo, Wis. In a typical year, the center takes in only about two of the birds. Three of the trumpeter swans have died, and three are in critical condition. X-rays revealed all had metal shot or sinkers in their bodies. Blood tests showed elevated levels of lead.
Yellowstone's bison herd controlled for risk of diseaseEarthSky - www.earthsky.org
12 Feb 2009
Photo credit: Paul Cross
Area: Yellowstone National Park, USA
A century ago, there were only about 25 bison left in Yellowstone National Park due to overhunting. But today’s free-ranging bison herd is so large, the park has been required to reduce the herds size. That’s because of the risk of the bison spreading disease to nearby cattle.
Marm Kilpatrick: Because of the risk of transmission of this disease, brucellosis, a third of the population was rounded up and taken to slaughter.
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
Photo credit: Lewisboro Ledger - www.acorn-online.com
Pictured: South Salem wolf killed in Arizona - Pinetop, Navajo County, Arizona, USA - Map It 
- Global warming endangers California birds, study says
- Sure he's cute ... but not cute enough to save him from the great squirrel cull
- Variety of Chemicals Found in Waters Flowing into Lake Champlain
- Feral swine will eat just about anything [Ohio]
- Climate Change Workshop To Feature Leading Scientists
- Why those dolphins beached themselves
- Mercury in fish is a global health hazard
Avian Influenza
- CFIA/Avian Influenza Confirmed in Second Flock in British Columbia
- Hundreds of poultry die from bird flu virus in Yogyakarta province
WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Wildlife Middle East News - December 2008
Vol 3 Issue 3
Predictable ecology and geography of West Nile virus transmission in the
central United States
Journal of Vector Ecology. 2008; 33(2):342-352
AT Peterson et al.
European Journal of Wildlife Research - February 2009
Volume 55, Number 1
Notable Articles
- Amphibian road mortality in Europe: a meta-analysis with new data from Poland
- Investigation of specific European Brown Hare Syndrome antibodies in wild hares using blood samples dried on blotting paper
- Microflora and internal parasites of the digestive tract of Eurasian griffon vultures ( Gyps fulvus ) in Croatia
- Serological survey of selected infectious diseases in mouflon ( Ovis aries musimon ) from south-central Spain
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