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Pathology Case of the Month - Raccoon

Pathology Case of the Month - Raccoon

Case History: A juvenile male 7.05 kg Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) was found dead on a prairie in Wisconsin, USA, in October 2006. Several other...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Canada Geese

Pathology Case of the Month - Canada Geese

Case History: In October of 2022, a morbidity and mortality event in Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) was reported at a retention pond in Wisconsin...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Pacific Loon

Pathology Case of the Month - Pacific Loon

Case History: In August, in a popular fishing lake in Alaska, USA, one Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica) chick was noticed floating head down in the water...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Pathology Case of the Month - Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Case History: After a winter storm, over a hundred Brazilian Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) were found dead in Texas, USA and several bats...

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Creatures of the Night: The Frightening Threats to Bats

Creatures of the Night: The Frightening Threats to Bats

Bats play important roles in ecosystems around the world, but bat populations are at risk from disease, development, and more. USGS scientists are...

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New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs

New tools to manage invasive species that threaten Palmyra Atoll’s coral reefs

HONOLULU — Scientists found new methods that may help control an invasive anemone species threatening valuable coral reefs in the Central Pacific...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Muskrat

Pathology Case of the Month - Muskrat

Case History: During a spring mortality event on a wildlife refuge in Ohio, USA, 15 muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and six beavers (Castor canadensis)...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Bottlenose Dolphin

Pathology Case of the Month - Bottlenose Dolphin

Case History: A male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was reported stranded and deceased at Canaveral National Seashore, Brevard County...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Bald Eagle

Pathology Case of the Month - Bald Eagle

Case History: In March of 2021, a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was found moribund by a deer carcass near a highway in South Dakota, USA.

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COVID-19 virus can infect Mexican free-tailed bats

COVID-19 virus can infect Mexican free-tailed bats

MADISON, Wis. — Mexican free-tailed bats can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus but don’t appear to spread it or become sick, according to a U.S...

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Pathology Case of the Month - American Crow

Pathology Case of the Month - American Crow

Case History: An estimated 100 American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) were found dead over a few days in a residential and commercial use area in...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Trumpeter Swan

Pathology Case of the Month - Trumpeter Swan

Case History: A mortality event involving four swans was reported in December in Indiana, U.S.A. Two Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) were...

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