Do Newly Discovered Mating Habits of Female Tasmanian Devils Help or Hurt the Species? DENVER/August 12, 2019 – Wild female Tasmanian Wildlife
Morris Animal Foundation Study Identifies New Fungus Linked to Freshwater Turtle Shell Disease July 15, 2019 – New fungus that could be a significant emerging pathogen of freshwater turtles and cause of an ulcerative shell disease. WildlifeFungal DiseasePress Release
Last Chlamydia-Free Koala Population May Safeguard Future of Species July 2, 2019 – The last, large, isolated, healthy chlamydia-free population of koalas in Australia may have been identified on Kangaroo Island. WildlifeBacteriaInfectionPress Release
Episode 9: What Mockingbirds Can Tell Us About Environmental Lead Contamination June 17, 2019 – We know that environmental lead is bad for people, but what is it doing to wildlife and even our pets? Mockingbirds are chiming in. WildlifeBehaviorEnvironmentPodcast
Cancer Outfoxed to Help Endangered Species Recover June 13, 2019 – Learn how Morris Animal Foundation has helped to find a solution for cancer in the Channel Islands Foxes. WildlifeCancerInsects/Parasites
New Study Shows Climate Change, Maternal Care, Parasitic Infection All Connected in South American Fur Seals May 15, 2019 – Climate change chain reaction may be linked to less maternal care and higher hookworm infection rates in South American fur seal pups. WildlifeInfectionInsects/ParasitesPress Release
A Case of the Chimp Sniffles or Major Outbreak? Syndromic Surveillance May Hold the Key May 10, 2019 – Researchers develop a syndromic surveillance system to noninvasively and preemptively detect a potential outbreak of respiratory disease in wild chimpanzees. WildlifePress ReleaseRespiratory Disease