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With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes.
But during the Southern Hemisphere's recent winter, unusually low temperatures in part of the country's tropical region hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins.
Scientists who have visited the affected rivers say the event is the biggest ecological disaster Bolivia has known, and, as an example of a sudden climatic change wreaking havoc on wildlife, it is unprecedented in recorded history.
Nature News - www.nature.com
27 Aug 2010
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Photo credit: Never Tejerina
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia - Grande River - Map It 
; Pirai River - Map It ; Ichilo River - Map It
; Pirai River - Map It ; Ichilo River - Map It Newcastle disease, water birds - USA (04): (WI) - Archive Number 20100828.3071
On Wed 25 Aug 2010, we received notification that pathogenic Newcastle Disease has been found in double-crested cormorants on Pilot and Spider Islands, off the tip of the Door County, Wisconsin, peninsula.
We are notifying registered poultry premises in eastern Wisconsin about this finding to provide information about the disease, along with contact information if you have more questions, if you find dead birds near your premises, or if you see any unusual symptoms in your birds.
Newcastle disease is relatively common among cormorants.
ProMED-mail - promedmail.org
28 Aug 2010
Location: Door County, Wisconsin, USA - Pilot Island - Map It ; Spider Island - Map It
; Spider Island - Map It Vaccine developed to save fish from deadly parasite
Fish can be immunized against Ich, the dreaded "white-spot" disease that is the bane of home aquarists and commercial fish farmers, government scientists have shown.
Although the team still has many obstacles to overcome, the study presented Friday at a Boston meeting of the American Chemical Society indicates for the first time that a protective vaccine is within reach.
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, commonly known as Ich, is the most common protozoan parasite of fish.
Los Angeles Times - articles.latimes.com
27 Aug 2010
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OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
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- Frog Skin May Provide 'Kiss of Death' for Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
- WMU researcher looks at cross-specie viral transmission
- Chronic wasting disease not found among Florida's deer
- Fears for wildlife under threat in UK waters [video]
- NOAA, SeaWeb partner to communicate the value of coral reefs
- Hard Summer for Corals Kindles Fears for Survival of Reefs
- The corals could be saved by freezing
Photo credit: Rich Ross
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