WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A bill in the U.S. Senate would accelerate the federal government's response to wildlife disease crises like one now devastating bats, conservationists say.
A new online map makes it possible, for the first time, to track news of disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people.
... syndrome” and to report suspected cases of the disease. USGS wildlife disease specialist Dr. Kimberli ... office to report their observation.” Large-scale wildlife mortality events should be reported to the USGS ...
... the world, including in the tropics, where amphibian biodiversity is particularly high. "It's been called the most devastating wildlife disease ever recorded," Wake said. Global ...
... and global economies. Called The Deadly Dozen: Wildlife Diseases in the Age of Climate Change, the new ... sources, resulting in increased transmission of the disease between livestock and wildlife and livestock and humans. Yellow fever ...
Experts say that Africa needs early warning systems to deal with increasing disease transmission through wildlife.
... has strong implications for the benefits of biodiversity on emerging wildlife diseases. The experiments showed that when the toad tadpoles ... in humans, Johnson said. Similar relationships between wildlife diversity and disease prevalence have been suggested by other researchers to influence ...
... giant tortoise and other iconic wildlife are facing a new threat from disease, as some of the islands' mosquitoes develop ... species." Mosquitoes are known to transmit important wildlife diseases, such as avian malaria and West Nile ...
... . At the same time, samples of bear feces are collected and genetically screened by collaborators at the Laboratory of Wildlife Diseases at the San Diego Zoo for the presence ...
... Teacher believes the next step is to observe these wild frogs over the coming years. 'The world of wildlife disease research would benefit greatly ...
... are being threatened by habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, climate change, overexploitation, pollution and wildlife disease." Threats in Oceania Loss and degradation ...
... or thierry_work@usgs.gov Society, Wildlife Disease and Wildlife Conservation: Oxymoron or Evolutionary Siblings? Over the past 50 years, the field of wildlife disease as an issue for concern has exploded in significance, mostly because ...
... . In addition, studies also have shown elevated nitrogen concentrations may increase the risks of several other human and wildlife diseases. Taylor said the new study showed ...
... species in North America, she said. "This is one of the worst wildlife crises we've faced," Frick said. "The bat ... , and management to better understand and combat this invasive wildlife disease," the authors conclude. The researchers said it is possible ...
... to continue this essential research." In the 80s and 90s, the disease was particularly associated with the southeast of England. In recent ... the south coast. "It is very difficult to treat wildlife diseases and so the mystery that we desperately need ...
