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Damien Joly
@damienjoly.bsky.social
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Dad, Rambler, Star Wars and ゴジラ fan
CEO of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (www.cwhc-rcsf.ca)
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Un excellent article de Stéphane Lair, directeur régional Québec du RCSF, sur l’alimentation des oiseaux et la santé.

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December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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A great article by the CWHC Québec Regional Director, Stéphane Lair, on #bird feeding and health.

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December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Damien Joly
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Check out our new blog: Dual threat to Ontario’s birds: tracking the spread of avian influenza and botulism

healthywildlife.ca/dual-threat-...
Dual threat to Ontario’s birds: tracking the spread of avian influenza and botulism -
Over the past few months, the Ontario/Nunavut regional centre of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) has been receiving numerous reports of dead waterfowl. After testing samples from aroun...
healthywildlife.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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The journal @nature.com asked, "Could tracking animals’ health help to avert the next pandemic?"

We at the CWHC would emphatically say yes!

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Could tracking animals’ health help to avert the next pandemic?
Avian influenza is sweeping the globe and infecting dozens of species. Advocates of an approach called One Health are calling for broad surveillance of wildlife, livestock and pets.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Les #caribous n’ont vraiment pas besoin d’une menace supplémentaire.

Le ver des méninges (ver du cerveau), un parasite du cerf de Virginie, a été détecté chez des caribous en Alberta.

healthywildlife.ca/premiere-det...

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Première détection du ver des méninges (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) chez le caribou boréal (Rangifer tarandus caribou) en Alberta -
Qu’est-ce que le ver des méninges et pourquoi est-ce important? Le ver des méninges est un nématode parasite qui infecte habituellement le cerf de Virginie, son hôte naturel. Chez le cerf de Virginie,...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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#Caribou really don't need another threat.

Meningeal (brain) worm, a parasite of white-tailed deer, discovered in Alberta caribou.

healthywildlife.ca/first-detect...

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First Detection of Meningeal Worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in Alberta Boreal Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) -
What is Meningeal Worm and Why Does It Matter? Meningeal worm is a parasitic roundworm that typically infects white-tailed deer, its natural host. In white-tailed deer, the parasite carries out its li...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Just because it's Saturday
Rusty coloured mushroom growing on a bed of moss
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I’d guess I’m not entirely alone in having assumed it would continue to mean Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics…
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Obviously I care a great deal about #wildlife , working for the CWHC @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social , but I'm also a sports fan. In that light, I found this to be a very interesting article:

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What's in a name? The use of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand business names
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Wow. Super rare: only the fourth human infection of H10N3 #AvianInfluenza infection in humans

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Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H10N3) Virus, China, 2024
Human Infection with Avian Influenza A(H10N3) Virus, China, 2024
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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New rhabdovirus, the virus family that includes #rabies and Bas-Congo Virus, discovered in an Atlantic white-sided #dolphin by NCFAD, CWHC ( @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social ), DFO, and The Marine Animal Response Society (MARS).

Very cool work.

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Novel Dolphin Tupavirus from Stranded Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin with Severe Encephalitis, Canada, 2024
Novel Dolphin Tupavirus, Canada, 2024
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December 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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#AvianInfluenza continues to be a massive #OneHealth challenge, killing wildlife across the planet in a global #panzootic (which is a #pandemic in animals). The @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social continues to work with our federal, provincial, and territorial partners to monitor Its effects in Canada.
thijskuiken.bsky.social Thijs Kuiken @thijskuiken.bsky.social · 6d
Highly pathogenic avian influenza caused a mass die-off in Eurasian cranes during their autumn migration through Germany, France and Spain. More than 18,000 dead cranes were reported dead in Germany alone. The full demographic impact of this mortality on the crane population needs to be assessed.
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Canada’s northern mountains are biodiversity powerhouses - home to endemic plants, rich valley-bottom habitats, and key migratory corridors. But these ecosystems are rapidly changing as the climate warms 🏔️

#InternationalMountainDay
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Worth keeping an eye on this #OneHealth threat.
ahc-sac.bsky.social Animal Health Canada | Santé animale Canada @ahc-sac.bsky.social · 7d
New Fact Sheet for Producers: The Asian longhorned tick hasn’t been found in Canada, but Theileria orientalis Ikeda was detected in an imported cow in October 2025. This parasite can cause serious illness and losses in cattle.

📑 Protect your herd and know the signs:
https://loom.ly/N69yQkA
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Maybe Witch's Butter (Tremella mesenterica)? Any thoughts?

#Fungi #FungiFriends
#HarewoodPlains
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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I know it's behind a paywall, but wanted to highlight a new article by @thijskuiken.bsky.social . VetPath is core to what we do at the @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social , and it's an absolutely critical discipline in promoting #OneHealth .

(and they're cool people!)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...
Role of the Veterinary Pathologist in Emerging Infectious Diseases
The discovery, diagnosis, and study of emerging infectious diseases benefit from the knowledge and skills of veterinary pathologists, especially those…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Phew!

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
No chronic wasting disease found in tested Okanagan deer
Further testing has confirmed that a sample submitted from a male white-tailed deer harvested east of Enderby is negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
news.gov.bc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Soutenir la santé de la faune au Canada : pouvez-vous nous aider ?

healthywildlife.ca/soutenir-la-...

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Soutenir la santé de la faune au Canada : pouvez-vous nous aider? -
Grippe aviaire, maladie débilitante chronique des cervidés, virus du Nil occidental, maladie de Lyme, rage : ce sont là des maladies dont nous entendons parler quotidiennement dans les médias, et qui ...
healthywildlife.ca
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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New paper on contributions of wildlife health surveillance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#WHIN @wcshealth.bsky.social @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social
Essential contributions of wildlife health surveillance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - One Health Outlook
One Health Outlook - In response to the urgent need to protect the environment, economy, and society, the United Nations (UN) developed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015. The...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative plays an important role in wildlife health in Canada. Please consider supporting us with your holiday giving this year:

healthywildlife.ca/sustaining-w...

(and maybe re-post for us! :) )

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS!

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Sustaining Wildlife Health in Canada: can you help? -
Avian influenza, Chronic Wasting Disease, West Nile virus, Lyme Disease, Rabies: these are all diseases that we see in the news every day, and have dramatic impacts on our health and economy, as well ...
healthywildlife.ca
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Love this idea!

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Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Not sure how I missed this! What an interesting article on the history of the concept of #OneHealth

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who coined the term “One Health”? Cooperation amid the siloization
This short communication is an effort to describe and elucidate the trajectory of the modern historical concept of “One Health.” It is dedicated to th…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Enderby is a long way from the known positives near Cranbrook. If confirmed, this would be the first case outside the known affected area in southeastern BC.

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Potential chronic wasting disease detected in Okanagan deer
The Province is responding to a potential case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a male white-tailed deer harvested east of Enderby.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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That's so fun ... I got to be on #CBC Saskatchewan's Morning Edition, talking about #birdflu and wildlife.

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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Go @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social !
pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social Vancouver Goldeneyes @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social · Nov 7
Shaped by the Pacific Northwest.​
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM