How Does Cancer Affect Wildlife?
May 25, 2017 The answer may surprise you It all started with a photograph. In 1996, a Dutch wildlife photographer on the island of Tasmania...
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Jackass Penguins? Student Works to Help the African Penguins
January 21, 2015 – Known as the jackass penguin because of its donkey-like bray, the African penguin once flourished. Unfortunately, this penguin species—the only one...
Javan Rhinos: an Ongoing Struggle to Save a Species
Updated May 1, 2019 - With fewer than 70 individuals left worldwide, the Javan rhinoceros is thought to be the rarest large mammal on earth...
Macaw Wasting Disease Can Be Diagnosed Earlier with Combined Testing Approach
January 5, 2016 – Proventricular dilatation disease, also known as macaw wasting disease, is caused by infectious parrot bornavirus. It is a fatal neurologic and...
Morris Animal Foundation "Gives a Hoot" to Protect Owlets
July 31, 2015 – Scops owls are some of the smallest owls in Europe, with a wide habitat ranging from Spain to Russia, and from...
South Africa, a Long Way From Oregon
March 18, 2015 – Creeping up on African buffalo to monitor their health is no easy task; they are big, formidably armed, and don’t take...
Stopping Interspecies Spread of Tuberculosis
March 8, 2016 – In the United Kingdom, an ongoing and growing outbreak of tuberculosis in cows has public health officials worried. Cows can spread...
The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and Morris Animal Foundation
January 21, 2015 – By the early to mid-1980s, fewer than 300 mountain gorillas were known to still exist in the world. Zoologist and primatologist...
Tuberculosis a Threat to Endangered Wild Elephant Populations
March 24, 2016 – March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day, a day set aside to raise awareness of one of the deadliest infectious diseases of...
When It Comes to Pain Medication, Birds of a Feather Do Not Flock Together
September 22, 2015 – A raptor soaring through the sky is an iconic image of strength and beauty, but life can be dangerous for these...