Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a fatal viral disease that affects both boar and domestic pigs. Accelerometer sensors ...
Wild animals across the globe are increasingly contracting diseases that were once considered uniquely human problems, from respiratory infections to diabetes and even mental health conditions. It’s ...
insider.si.edu: Investigation and management of disease in wild animals / Gary A. Wobeser
Investigation and management of disease in wild animals / Gary A. Wobeser
The New York Times: Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People
Buying or selling wild animals, whether for food, pets or other uses, may increase the risk of diseases spreading to people.
People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters.
The News-Herald: Lake Metroparks aims to protect wildlife center animals, staff from disease
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Illegal and legal wildlife trade fuelling animal-to-human disease transmission, report finds
Scientific American: How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans
How the wildlife trade boosts the chance of a disease jumping from animals to humans
komonews: Washington bans wildlife feeding to protect animals from disease, reduce hazards to safety
Washington bans wildlife feeding to protect animals from disease, reduce hazards to safety
From obesity in cats and dogs and osteoarthritis in pigs, to cancer in whales and high blood glucose in racoons, chronic diseases are increasingly becoming a concern across the animal world, a recent ...