Researchers will use antibiotic-resistant genes identified in seabirds from two protected conservation areas in Brazil to evaluate the impact of human activity over these environments.

Researchers will use molecular methods to identify which species of equine parasitic worms come back first after deworming.

Researchers will investigate the use of stress hormone levels as measures of stress and health of muskoxen.

Researchers will look at ways to boost the immunity of critically endangered amphibians against the deadly fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, responsible for the dramatic decline of amphibian species worldwide.

Researchers will investigate the effect of tranquilizers and supportive care on captured wildlife during management activities.

Researchers will use genomic tools to understand the causes of infertility in endangered black-footed ferrets.

Researchers will investigate associations between bile extraction practices and the development of unusual cardiovascular and kidney disease in Asiatic black bears rescued from bear bile farms.

Researchers will investigate a nonsurgical method for suppressing hormone production in birds as a permanent solution for reproductive-related diseases.

Researchers will determine if a new quick test for a respiratory fungal infection in people will work for testing wild birds.

Researchers will look at causes and potential remedies for spindly leg syndrome, a common developmental disorder associated with captive rearing of amphibians.