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One hundred years ago, dogs came to the rescue of Nome

Bat from Grey-Bruce tests positive for rabies

Victory no to larger facilities: "Unacceptable risk of infection for wild cod"

She died from a tick-spread illness most Canadians have never heard of. Why more people could be at risk

Rabies could become a disease of the past. Here's what it would take.

Why Bird Flu Is Infecting People’s Eyes

Bird flu can infect cats. What does that mean for their people?

Federal bill would add veterinary care to IHS duties to address rabies, other risks in rural Alaska

'Unprecedented': How bird flu became an animal pandemic

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Scientists tackling unprecedented global avian influenza outbreak, warming winters add to complex challenge

Alaska’s chief veterinarian issues notice on mysterious illness killing dogs in Lower 48

Steller sea lions top list of Alaska marine mammals killed by human activities

Extreme salmon lice outbreak in Iceland: Found 96 lice on average on each salmon

EPA plans to limit or eliminate salmon-killing tire chemical found in preliminary Alaska sampling

Polar bears and whales in the spotlight of toxicological studies

UK study finds some species of seabirds are showing signs of developing immunity to avian influenza

Global surge of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1

All animals to be culled at fur farms with bird flu infections

Bag upon bag of dead bird in Vadsø: 1000 seagulls were retrieved on Monday

Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans

Covid-19 spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs

Polish scientists probe possible food-chain link to H5N1 avian flu in cats

Avian influenza has returned to Alaska, and so have health advisories

Bird flu could become the next human pandemic – and politicians aren't paying attention

Rabies in Alaska bats is very rare, but caution is warranted, state medical experts say

Research shows a significant increase in rabid red foxes around Nome

Pet owners advised to keep dogs and cats away from dead birds

Evolution of H3 avian influenza virus in China: Implications for pandemic preparedness

China records first H3N8 bird flu death, WHO says

Canadian experts decry continuation of Alaska study on parasite afflicting Yukon River chinook salmon

The birds are back in town. Spring migration could fuel spread, evolution of avian flu, scientists warn

University of Saskatchewan researchers intensify efforts to track disease in caribou

Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans 'just in case' as rich nations lock in supplies

Chronic wasting disease found in new deer species in Manitoba

Environmental groups urge feds to track flulike illnesses common among BP oil spill workers

Diminished population of sunflower sea stars may get Endangered Species Act listing

Polar bear in fatal Wales attack was in poor health

Company stopped the municipality's reindeer facility - sewage goes straight into the fjord

Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease

Local Alaska egg producers fill cracks during shortage

A real scramble: State suffers an egg shortage

Frogs in Trouble - Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve

Avian flu outbreak affects wide range of species

Recent Increase in Seal Deaths in Maine Linked to Avian Flu

New assessment of mercury levels and health risks in Arctic sea and wading birds

Avian influenza cases have doubled statewide, but no reports from the North Slope yet

HPAI confirmed on Yukon Delta NWR

Researchers investigate Yukon Delta bird deaths amid avian flu outbreak

Are seagull eggs dangerous to harvest due to bird flu?

Alaska’s bird flu outbreak is taking an especially heavy toll on eagles and other wild birds

First case of new avian flu detected in Alaska

First case of avian flu in Alaska identified in Mat-Su backyard flock

Migratory birds arriving in Alaska this year may bring avian flu with them

Why Wild Turkeys Don't Spread Ticks

Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study

Deadly fungus threatens Alaska amphibians

Record-breaking ocean temps hurting local sea life

Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests'

Vancouver Island arbutus trees under stress due to fungus, climate change

Songbirds Are Spreading a Deadly Disease at Birdfeeders

Bird flu detected in Estonia

Study links Alaska seals' waning health to warming Arctic

Deadly skin disease in dolphins linked to climate change

Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion

Sea lice outbreak in juvenile salmon prompts First Nations leaders to call for fish farm closures

Salmon are getting sick too

Seawatch: Ocean acidification affecting crab shells

On land, Australia's rising heat is 'apocalyptic'; in the ocean, it's even worse

New viruses discovered in declining B.C. salmon populations

Lethal Encephalitis in Seals with Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, China, 2017

Bat flew into hand of B.C. man who died of rabies infection

Meet the Narluga

Western red cedars are dying of drought and scientists say it’s one more portent of climate change