Web Directory

» Alberta Sustainable Resource Development: Wildlife Diseases
   Provides fact sheets on some of the diseases and parasites that may affect wildlife, and the programs that have been implemented in the state to understand and manage them.
   http://www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/WildlifeDiseases/

» Amphibian Malformation and Decline
   Information on this worldwide problem provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/amphibian_malformation_and_decline/

» CDC Monkeypox
   Factsheet about this rare viral disease that occurs mostly in monkeys in central and western Africa.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/factsheet2.htm

» Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre
   Its purpose is to apply the veterinary medical sciences to wildlife conservation and management in Canada.
   http://wildlife1.usask.ca/

» Center for Bison and Wildlife Health
   Serves as a regional center for information exchange and research on all aspects of the biology and management of the American bison. Based at Montana State University at Bozeman.
   http://www.montana.edu/~wwwcbs/

» Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology: White-nose Syndrome
   Provides information on this devastating fungal disease of bats which first appeared in the US in the winter of 2006/2007.
   http://www.bu.edu/cecb/bats/wns/

» Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
   Information on this disease of the nervous system in deer and elk, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/chronic_wasting_disease/

» Devil Facial Tumour Disease
   Information on this devastating disease that is sweeping through the Tasmanian devil population.
   http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/LBUN-5QF86G?open

» Dutch Society for Wildlife Health
   Mission to acquire, disseminate and apply knowledge of the health and welfare of wild and feral animals in relation to their biology, conservation and interaction with humans and domestic animals, with an emphasis on the Netherlands.
   http://www.dutchwildlife.nl/index.htm

» England Wildlife Disease Strategy
   DEFRA sets out the strategic framework for wildlife disease issues and the potential threats they can pose to human and domestic animal health, to species conservation and to the biodiversity of native wildlife.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/wildlife/strategy/pdf/whs-090615.pdf

» European Wildlife Disease Association
   Provides a forum for the exchange of information on wildlife diseases and their management through networking, collaborative research and training.
   http://www.ewda.org/

» IUCN: Wildlife Health Specialist Group
   Global network of experts in various aspects of wildlife health, providing advice on health and disease issues to government agencies, conservation organizations and zoos around the world.
   http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/about_ssc/specialist_groups/specialist_group_pprofiles/veterinary_sg_profile/

» NBII: Wildlife Disease Information Node
   Provides comprehensive scientific information on diseases affecting wild creatures around the world.
   http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/

» National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC)
   Provides wildlife health and disease investigative, research and training support to federal, state, local and international conservation agencies. Also maintains wildlife mortality and epizootic information and databases.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/

» Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics
   Conducts investigations and research on diseases of captive and free-ranging fish and wildlife. It also performs tests and analyses of biological samples for law enforcement cases.
   http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/owhfhome.htm

» Raccoon Roundworm Infection
   Provides information on Baylisascaris, an intestinal raccoon roundworm that can infect a variety of other animals including humans.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/baylisascaris/2004_PDF_Baylisascaris.pdf

» Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS)
   Providing high quality wildlife disease expertise to State and Federal Agencies responsible for wildlife and domestic livestock resources.
   http://www.uga.edu/scwds/

» Sylvatic Plague
   Information on this bacterial disease transmitted by fleas and attempts at immunization in black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/sylvatic_plague/

» The Food and Environment Research Agency: Wildlife and Emerging Diseases
   UK programme providing research, advisory and operational services in relation to diseases of wildlife, livestock and zoonotic infections of humans.
   http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/scienceResearch/science/%20wildlifeDisease/

» USGS National Wildlife Health Center: White-Nose Syndrome
   Fungus disease of bats, first identified in October 2008, that is associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United States.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/white-nose_syndrome/

» Veterinary Laboratories Agency: Diseases of Wildlife Scheme
   Operates regional laboratories in the UK and investigates new and emerging diseases.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/vla/science/sci_wildlife.htm

» Veterinary Surveillance: Wildlife
   Provides information on why the public is asked to look out for diseases in wild animals and birds, and how they should do it.
   http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/wildlife/

» West Nile Virus
   Information on this disease and its affect in wild bird and mammal populations, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.
   http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/west_nile_virus/

» Wild Health
   Synopsis of an ethnoveterinary book, available to purchase online, about how wild animals keep themselves well and what humans can learn from them.
   http://www.lovehealth.org/books/animal-healing.htm

» Wildlife Disease Association
   Aims to gain knowledge about the health and diseases of wild animals in relation to their biology, conservation and interactions with human and domestic animals.
   http://www.wildlifedisease.org/

» Wildlife Disease News Digest
   Brings together wildlife health-related news and journal articles from authoritative sources into a concise, easy-to-read format.
   http://wdin.blogspot.com/

» Wildlife Diseases
   Provides general information on the precautions to be taken when handling sick animals, and more specific information on a range of diseases.
   http://coldfuse2.agriculture.purdue.edu/entm/wildlife/homeagpro/diseases/

» Wildlife Diseases and Humans
   Information on zoonotic diseases that are a threat to human health and well-being in the United States.
   http://icwdm.org/handbook/damage/WildlifeDiseases.asp

» Wildlife Diseases and Zoonotics
   Provides information and links to other organizations, providing both general information and details of specific diseases.
   http://icwdm.org/diseases/

» Wildpro
   Electronic encyclopaedia and library developed by the Wildlife Information Network to provide information on the natural history, health and management of captive and free-ranging wild animals and on emerging infectious diseases.
   http://www.wildlifeinformation.org/