Investigating Infectious Pathogens that Are Killing Sea Lion Pups
This study will investigate possible causes of an Unusual Mortality Event of California sea lion pups in Southern California, with a focus on infectious diseases.
This study will investigate possible causes of an Unusual Mortality Event of California sea lion pups in Southern California, with a focus on infectious diseases.
Researchers will investigate the development of new therapies to treat devil facial tumor disease, which has already caused an 85 percent decline in the endangered Tasmanian devil population.
Researchers will develop a novel vaccine to prevent pneumonia caused by Mannheimia haemolytica in bighorn sheep.
The aim of this study is to determine whether distributing the oral sylvatic plague vaccine to prairie dogs has protective and other effects on small rodents that live in and around prairie dog colonies.
This study, based at Kruger National Park, South Africa, will contribute critical information to understanding and limiting spillover-risk of foot-and-mouth disease from wild African buffalo to livestock in adjacent rural areas.
Researchers will develop techniques using a small unmanned aerial vehicle imaging system to quantitatively assess the body condition and other important health parameters of dolphins and whales at sea.
Researchers will investigate the development of assisted-reproductive technologies for salamanders.