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Chronic Wasting Disease Found In A White-Tailed Deer In Maryland
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received laboratory confirmation on February 10, 2011 that a white-tailed deer harvested in Maryland tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the first confirmed case of CWD in Maryland. A hunter in Allegany County reported taking the deer on November 27, 2010 in Green Ridge State Forest. Maryland is now one of 20 other states and Canadian provinces with CWD documented in deer, elk or moose. ...This is the first positive sample out of nearly 6,800 deer tested in Maryland since 1999. From 2002 until 2009 that sampling occurred statewide. In 2010, sampling efforts were focused on Allegany and western Washington counties due to the presence of positive cases in nearby West Virginia and Virginia. West Virginia first detected CWD in Hampshire County in 2005 and it was found in Frederick County, Virginia in early 2010.
Maryland DNR - www.dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews
10 Feb 2011
Location: Allegany County, Maryland, USA - Map It 
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PK, Whitney clear, Granbury has fish kills
....TPWD [Texas Park and Wildlife Dept] and Brazos River Authority biologists conducted a fish kill investigation of Lake Granbury Feb. 7.
Dead fish were found from the Peninsula to S. Ports o Call, with fresh dead and dying fish stretching from the City Boat Ramp south to S. Ports o Call. Fewer fish were found as they moved further down the lake from the Peninsula. Thread fin shad, gizzard shad, freshwater drum and white crappie dominate the fish kill.
Water from the dam at Lake Granbury had low concentrations of golden alga but the water was not toxic. Highly toxic water and high concentrations of golden alga were found at the FM 51 and US Highway 377 sites.
Lake Country Sun - www.lakecountrysun.com
11 Feb 2011
Location: Lake Granbury, Texas, USA - Map It
Sorsogon Provincial Veterinary Office calls for observance of protocols on marine mammals stranding response
Sorsogon should observe protocols on marine mammals stranding. Sorsogon veterinary officer Dr. Enrique Espiritu made this call after a stranded 300 kg.Indo-Pacific Dolphin found last week near the pier site of Matnog was released.
According to the medical assessment, the dolphin was found to be infected by a disease called "lobo mycosis".
The finding was a result of the analysis of the dolphin's blood, tissue and fecal samples submitted for examination by the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Philippine Information Agency - www.pia.gov
11 Feb 2011
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Sea Lion Threat May Be Diminishing On Oregon Coast
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| Photo courtesy of BeachConnection.net |
The disease is called leptospirosis, and it was infecting California sea lions in enormous numbers this past year, something made worse the by fact there’s a huge boost in the population of California sea lions in this area. It often kills them and their bodies wash up onshore. The disease can spread to humans and dogs who come in contact with an infected sea lion.
BeachConnection.net - www.beachconnections.net
10 Feb 2011
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEW
- Sickly Whale May Have Rare Spinal Deformity [NOAA suspect scoliosis ]
- Band confirms dead eagle as 1 of Alaska's oldest [Electrocution] [Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA - Map It ]
- Global Map Tracks Diseases at the Animal-Human Interface [HealthMap.org]
- Lead shot banned with nuisance birds
- Simply Science: The threat of lead to Minnesota's trumpeter swan
- Bats here, disease not [tree-dwelling bats in North Carolina, USA]
- Death in the Bat Caves: Disease Wiping out Hibernating Bats
The bizarre world of animal sex [New exhibitiion at London's Natural History Museum]
It Ain't All Bad [For those who celebrate Valentine's Day]
Animals Make Friends, Too
