Wildlife

Hopping Continents: Scientists Discover Deadly Frog Fungus Hails from Southeast Korea

Work funded by Morris Animal Foundation is helping scientists better understand a deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis that causes chytridiomycosis, a disease devastating amphibian populations globally.

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Our health study database, searchable by species or area of study, houses our funded research that is making a difference in the lives of animals across the globe.

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Veterinary Advances for Wildlife

Since 1965, we have invested $24 million in more than 650 wildlife health studies. We’ve contributed to improved reproduction strategies for endangered species, identified the impact of environmental toxins on wildlife, and established in-the-field medical care for the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. We also fight wildlife health crises, with support from our Betty White Wildlife Rapid Response Fund.

Studying an Emerging Virus in Snakes

Using state-of-the-art reverse genetics systems, researchers will first produce and then manipulate the virus that causes IBD to learn more about its biology. Generating recombinant reptarenavirus for study is a critical first step toward development of new diagnostics, treatments and possible vaccines for IBD to help manage this emerging disease in snakes.

Studying Gastrointestinal Parasites in Grauer's Gorillas

Researchers will study how social behaviors and movement patterns of free-ranging Grauer's gorillas influence parasite transmission within and between two distinct populations of these animals living in either high- or low-altitude forests.

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