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Wild pig infected with pseudorabies killed near Genoa
The Grand Island Independent - theindependent.com
8 Apr 2009
Area: Genoa Area, Nebraska, USA - Map It 
A wild pig, recently shot by a Genoa area farmer, has tested positive for pseudorabies by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. The department is contacting area producers to alert them to the situation and to advise them of symptoms and preventative measures. State Veterinarian Dr. Dennis Hughes said the incident is related to a similar problem with wild pigs infected with pseudorabies in the Genoa area in early 2007.
Plastic taking high toll on wildlife
Comox Valley Echo - canada.com
7 Apr 2009
As noted by the Denman Island Marine Stewardship Group which has documented the impact of predator netting on various wildlife including pinnipeds, problems that originate locally with foreshore aquaculture equipment are not being sufficiently addressed by government.
Large Acid Leak at New Caledonia Nickel MinePacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center - pidp.eastwestcenter.org
6 Apr 2009
Image Credit: hns-info.net
Area: New Caledonia, Oceania - Map It
Local associations and the Southern province of New Caledonia were in uproar at the weekend after it transpired last week that thousands of liters of sulfuric acid have accidentally been spilled into the environment, killing thousands of fauna and flora species. The incident was reported to have occurred on Wednesday last week at the construction site of the huge nickel mining project driven by Brazilian giant Vale, in the south of the main island, near Goro.
New rules force pets out of taxidermists' studios to stop spread of chronic wasting disease
The Grand Rapids Press - www.mlive.com
11 Apr 2009
H Meyerson
New bio-security rules were approved by the Natural Resources Commission this month to reduce the potential for spreading chronic wasting disease. Taxidermists who raise deer, moose or elk will have to be careful not to let their pets into their taxidermy studios from now on.
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH NEWS
- Province's caribou numbers stable [Manitoba, Canada]
- Report From Antarctica: Heaps of Trash or Historical Treasures?
- Dengue outbreak in Argentina now ‘epidemic’
- Moose Removed From Thin Ice
- Uni-flipper Turtle Gets It Straight With Swimsuit [pictured right]
- Fish and Game warns of danger to dogs from eating salmon
- State and feds trying to stop algae that threatens fish
- Bald eagle recovering at shelter [Heavy Metal Poisoning]
- Some Goldwater Range roads to close for fawning [Arizona, USA]
WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Polar Biology. 2009 Apr; 32 (4): 663-665
CM Chang et al.
Environmental risk and toxicology of human and veterinary waste pharmaceutical exposure to wild aquatic host–parasite relationships
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2009 Mar; 27(2): 161-175
Neil J. Morley
Modeling fish health to inform research and management: Renibacterium salmoninarum dynamics in Lake Michigan
Ecological Applicatons. 2009 Apr; 19 (3): 747-760
EP Fenichel et al.
Second Case of Histoplasmosis in a Captive Mara (Dolichotis patagonum): Pathological Findings.
Mycopathologia. 2009 Apr 10. [Epub ahead of print]
A Pérez-Torres et al.
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