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Dead iguanas may prove fatal to dogs, vets warn
To some dogs, discovering a dead lizard in the yard is like finding a slice of bacon on the kitchen floor: a Category 5 tasty treat.
It also can be deadly.
A month after frigid temperatures killed reptiles all over South Florida, veterinarians are still treating dogs that may have contracted botulism by gnawing iguana carcasses.
The Miami Herald - www.miamiherald.com
05 February 2010
E Brecher
Image courtesy of The Miami Herald
Location: South Florida, USA - Map It
05 February 2010
E Brecher
Image courtesy of The Miami Herald
Location: South Florida, USA - Map It
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What's killing Minnesota's moose?The bad news continues for Minnesota's moose.
The population of the iconic animal in northeastern Minnesota has declined again, based on the latest aerial survey this winter by the Department of Natural Resources.
Wildlife researchers estimate that there are 5,500 moose in that region of the state. With a 23 percent margin of error, the estimate is not statistically different from last year's estimate of 7,600, but it supports other evidence that the moose population is declining.
Star Tribune - www.startribune.com
09 February 2010
D Smith
Photo credit: B Peterson/Star Tribune
09 February 2010
D Smith
Photo credit: B Peterson/Star Tribune
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Washington Wildlife Officials To Cull Bighorn Sheep Herd For DiseaseWashington State's fish and wildlife officials plan to kill about 85 bighorn sheep from two pneumonia-infected herds.
The animals range between Yakima and Ellensburg. As Anna King reports, wildlife managers are hoping that culling the sick animals now, will save the rest of the Northwest herds.
Nearly 20 bighorns have already died from the disease this winter in the river canyon area between Yakima and Ellensburg.
Oregon Public Broadcasting News - news.opb.org
09 February 2010
A King
Photo credit: V Patton
Location: Yakima County, Washington, USA - Map It
09 February 2010
A King
Photo credit: V Patton
Location: Yakima County, Washington, USA - Map It
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
Photo courtesy of B Boner/Jackson Hole News&Guide
Well-known female cougar dies from plague [Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA - Map It ]- Sick Brown Pelicans Recover At Bird Rescue Center
- Ocean Pollutants May Be Cause of Increasing Cancers of Ocean Mammals
- Tiny tapeworms are not new to Idaho
- U.S. Officials Plan $78.5 Million Effort to Keep Dangerous Carp Out of Great Lakes
- ‘Noxious’ Redfin Pose Threat: Feral fish blitz [EHN virus]
- Venomous lionfish spreads throughout Fla. Keys
Huh, That's Interesting!
- Migrating Insects Use Wind to Travel Efficiently at Speeds of up to 60 MPH [cited journal article]
- Conservation from Space: Landscape Diversity Helps to Conserve Insects [cited journal article]
- Finding Dino Color In Fossil Feathers [video]
WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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Disease surveillance and referral bias in the veterinary medical database Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 2010 [Epub ahead of press]
PC Bartlett et al.
Birdsong Differs between Mercury-Polluted and Reference Sites
The Auk 127(1):156-161. 2010
KK Hallinger
Veterinary Parasitology - 26 February 2010
Volume 167, Issues 1-2
Chytrid Blinders: What Other Disease Risks to Amphibians Are We Missing?
EcoHealth. 2010 [Epub ahead of print]
ALJ Duffus
Toxicological Responses of Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) Exposed to Aged Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
MA Bazar et al.
Spatial Variation in an Avian Host Community: Implications for Disease Dynamics
EcoHealth. 2010; [Epub ahead of print]
SL States et al.
