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Introduction
By monitoring the overall occurrence of diseases and parasites and how these change over time,
as well as specific diseases of concern, the Wildlife Health Program of the BC Ministry of
Environment endeavours to increase our understanding of some of the factors that affect the health of BC
’s wildlife. Other activities include cooperating with other agencies, organizations
and researchers locally, nationally and internationally on issues related to wild animal care,
wildlife conservation, wildlife diseases, livestock and agriculture and how these interact with
public health. This program provides technical information and assistance to species at risk
recovery programs, other wildlife professionals, the hunting and trapping community, and other
groups such as wildlife rehabilitators.
We are always interested in learning more, so if you have a question or a
comment, please contact the Wildlife Veterinarian.
How to Report Wildlife Diseases
To understand animal health we need information about the diseases and parasites that occur in individuals and populations over time The Wildlife Health Program is interested in this information. Videos, written or oral descriptions or photographs can be invaluable. If you would like to report an occurrence of wildlife disease, please review the on-line Wildlife Disease Manual, fill out the form provided there or contact the Ecosystems Branch's Wildlife Veterinarian. And thank you for your interest. (see also Amphibian Diseases and the Wild Bird Mortality
Investigation Protocol for reporting disease observations, forms and sampling/handling protocols).
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