Training New Wildlife Researchers
Morris Animal Foundation is partnering with Smithsonian Global Health to fund a wildlife health training program.
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Developing an Early Pregnancy Test for Species Conservation
Researchers will develop a noninvasive pregnancy test for conservation management of multiple wildlife species, including African lion, dama gazelle and maned wolf.
Saving Mongolian Wildlife from Goat Plague Epidemic
Researchers will identify ways to stop the spread of an ongoing epidemic of peste des petits ruminants, also known as goat plague, that is threatening the survival of the critically endangered saiga antelope and other wild hoofed mammals in Mongolia.
Assessing Chronic Stress in Porpoises
Researchers will develop new tools to measure chronic stress in whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Understanding Stingray Reproductive Disease
Researchers will investigate whether reproductive disease in southern stingrays is linked to obesity.
Managing Tuberculosis in Wildlife
Researchers will identify genetic variations in different bacterial strains of tuberculosis affecting wildlife, an important first step toward developing new treatments formultiple species.
Investigating Heart Disease Risk in Southern Sea Otters
Researchers will explore risk factors for cardiomyopathy, a chronic heart condition and an important cause of mortality in free-ranging southern sea otters.