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Disease outbreak in Banks Island muskox: At least 100 animals dead from erysipelas
An outbreak of erysipelas has killed at least 100 muskox on N.W.T.’s Banks Island. Wildlife officials say preliminary lab results suggest erysipelas bacteria are causing the deaths.
The disease is typically found in livestock such as pigs. This is the first time the disease has been seen in muskox in the N.W.T.
“Some of them have had evidence of their feet were thrashing and stuff, also their stomachs were still full, which indicates it was a fairly rapid onset of the disease,” said Marsha Branigan, a manager of wildlife management with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Inuvik.
CBC News - www.cbc.ca
28 Jul 2012
Location: Bank Islands, Canada - Map It 
Mysterious virus threatening Kinneret's St. Peter's fish
Unknown virus is killing Tilapia population in Sea of Galilee; experts say future impact on lake's eco-system unknown. The virus, which has yet to be identified, is causing the fish to go blind, therefore inhibiting their ability to search for food and causing them to starve to death.
According to an expert report, the mysterious disease has been plaguing the Kinneret's Tilapia for a decade, but some unknown factor has recently caused it to become an epidemic.
Ynetnews - www.ynetnews.com
30 Jul 2012
Location: - Lake Tiberias, Israel - Map It
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
Photo courtesy of The Guardian's feature Week in Wildlife
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| Young gorillas have been observed by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund working together to destroy poachers' snares |
- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Killing Deer in Nebraska [Platte River, Nebraska, USA - Map It ]
- G&F urges residents to report dead grouse [Concerns about West Nile Virus][Wyoming, USA]
- Another Tick-Borne Disease to Guard Against [Babesiosis]
- West Nile virus cases surging in North Texas [Texas, USA]
- London's amphibians and reptile populations mapped [First atlas shows amphibians are widespread in the capital, but snakes and other reptiles are largely confined to its outer rings][England]
- A unified field theory for public participation in scientific research: Disparate citizen science disciplines come together at the Public Participation in Scientific Research conference
- Kansas Updates Blue-green Algae Health Advisories and Warnings [Kansas, USA]
- WWF 2012 Living Planet Report
[Courtesy of fellow Digest reader]
- Rabbit Tests Positive For Disease Similar To Plague [Pueblo West, Colorado, USA - Map It
- 'Rabbit fever' disease could affect pets [Town of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona, USA - Map It
Huh?! That's Interesting!
- South African schoolboy wows Google with Kruger wildlife-tracking website [Using social media to track wildlife][Africa]
It Ain't All Bad News
- Tasmanian devil joeys [Latest additions to Tasmanian devil colony] [2 minute 29 seconds video]
- Frogs rescued from killer fungus have 'massive' brood
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