wildlife disease

Bruce Smith

Spillover: Emerging Disease Threats

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature in April discussed how interactions between people and animals are at the heart of...

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Covid in Mink

This New York Times article summarizes the complexity of the human-wildlife disease interface. Mink farms in the US, as in the...

Bruce Smith

Covid and Wildlife

Following on my earlier posts in January and February about the human-wildlife connection of Covid-19, this link accesses a half hour...

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Elk Feedgrounds and CWD

This Washington Post article brings some national attention to one of the foremost problems of congregating and feeding wild elk (and...

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Biodiversity and Disease Spillover

In a recent post, I discussed how humans have been infecting free-roaming wildlife and zoo animals with Covid 19. These are cases of a...

Bruce Smith

Covid and the Human-Wildlife Interface

A variety of zoo animals are becoming infected by Covid19. Some are dying from the disease. Although we can’t be certain, it seems likely...

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Chronic Wasting Disease Chugs On

I haven’t posted about CWD for some time. This article in the Montana Free Press prompted me to write a brief update. In my home state of...