UC Davis Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Health Center Balancing the Needs of People, Wildlife and the Environment
The Wildlife Health Center (WHC) is a multidisciplinary unit that focuses on the health of free-ranging and captive terrestrial and aquatic wild animals. It supports the One Health approach, recognizing that the health of domestic animals, wildlife, and people are inextricably linked with each other and the environment.
At UC Davis, it is the organization under which faculty, staff, students, and other partners come together to address the complex issues surrounding conservation and health in a changing world, such as zoonotic diseases that impact animals and humans. The Center draws upon faculty expertise spanning a wide range of wildlife species and scientific disciplines to facilitate multidisciplinary studies for restoring ecosystem health. The Center attracts students from around the world to participate in its research and educational programs.
From the WHC website, visitors can find more information about WHC, as well as its programs, such as:
- California Wildlife Conservation
- Mountain Gorilla One Health Program
- Oiled Wildlife Care Network
- SeaDoc Society
- PREDICT: identifying pathogens that move between wildlife and people
Lastly, the newsletter, WHC Update, is issued frequently and spotlights Wildlife Health Center programs. Past issues can be found here on their website or interested individuals can subscribe to receive it electronically. You can even follow them on Facebook and Twitter.Visit the WHC website and discover how this organization is promoting wildlife health.
