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Mysterious bat-killing illness previously seen in the U.S. now in Ontario
A mysterious illness that has killed upwards of 500,000 bats in the northeastern United States has now been detected in the animals in Ontario.
The Ministry of Natural Resources is confirming the first case of bats with a disease known as white-nose syndrome in the Bancroft-Minden area, in eastern Ontario.
It is unknown exactly how the syndrome kills bats, but some researchers think the fungus acts as an irritant, causing the bat to awaken from its hibernation period early and often.
Canadian Press - www.winnipegfreepress.com
19 Mar 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada - Map It
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19 Mar 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada - Map It
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No more deaths as injured birds return to sanctuary after Friday fireNo additional birds died overnight as a result of a Friday morning fire that killed 156 birds at the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary, an official with the sanctuary said Saturday.
Sandra Salinas, executive director of the sanctuary, said some of the injured birds were being brought back to the sanctuary near Durango Road and Grand Teton Drive.
A fire engulfed the northern edge of the 8-acre facility killing roughly 15 percent of the sanctuary's winged creatures, some of which were exotic and rare.
Las Vegas Review-Journal - www.lvrj.com
20 Mar 2010
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Photo credit: Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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20 Mar 2010
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West Nile virus back in Los Angeles
Two dead birds have tested positive recently for West Nile virus in Los Angeles, indicating that the virus is back in the area, authorities said on Thursday.
"These two West Nile virus positive dead birds are evidence that West Nile virus continues to persist in Los Angeles," said Susanne Kluh of the Vector Control District, which tracks the movements of pests.
The cases are the first two documented in Los Angeles County this year, according to health officials.
People's Daily Online (English) - english.peopledaily.com.cn (Source: Xinhua)
19 Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Map It
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19 Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Map It
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OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
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Internet is biggest threat to endangered species, say conservationists- World votes to continue trading in species on verge of extinction
- The Asian Animal Crisis
- Green Power sweeps away Green: Tidal Power Plant
- Fishing discard ban could damage sea bird success, scientists warn
- NH deer safe from CWD – so far
- Rabies (EBLV), Daubenton's bat - Sweden: (SN) OIE - Skane County, Sweden - Map It
- Bees see super color at super speed
- Phylogenetic Analysis of Mexican Cave Scorpions Suggests Adaptation to Caves Is Reversible [cited journal article here]
- African Bird Discovery Proves There Is Something New Under the Sun
- Endangered California red-legged frog to receive large new protected habitat area -- finally
- Wolves on the prowl again in Western Europe
WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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Wildlife service plans for a warmer world [cited report here]Nature. 2010 Mar 17; 464: 332-333
J Fang
Chronic Wasting Disease Update - Report 95
18 March 2010 [pdf] [free full-text available]
B Richards, USGS National Wildlife Health Center
GeoHealth - Winter 2009/2010
Volume 7, Number 2 [free full-text available]
Host Range, Prevalence, and Genetic Diversity of Adenoviruses in Bats
Journal of Virology. 2010 Apr; 84 (8): 3889-3897.
Y Li et al.
Species-Specific Inhibition of Foamy Viruses from South American Monkeys by New World Monkey TRIM5 Proteins
Journal of Virology. 2010 Apr; 84(8): 4095-4099.
B Pacheco et al.
The cause of global amphibian declines: a developmental endocrinologist's perspective
J Exp Biol. 2010 Mar;213(Pt 6):921-33.
TB Hayes et al.
