Great Blue Heron on snag - by Jacob Dingel

Searching for the mysterious cause of songbird deaths

Songbird Die-Off Still a Mystery; Make Sure Feeders Are Clean This Spring

Reading Eagle — Thursday, Mar 24, 2022
It was thought the birds could be spreading the illness that caused crusty eyes, neurological symptoms, and eventually death as they fed and bathed.
Should humans be concerned about COVID-19 in animals?

WITF — Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022
Drs. Eman Anis and Erick Gagne discuss animals and COVID on Smart Talk.
COVID-19 has now been found in 29 kinds of animals, which has scientists concerned

Philadelphia Inquirer — Monday, Mar 7, 2022
Dr. Eman Anis comments on the fact that COVID-19 has now been found in 29 kinds of animals.

At no time in history has disease posed more problems for wildlife and its conservation.

White-Nose Syndrome has killed 99 percent of most cave-bat species.
Chronic Wasting Disease continues to spread to new parts of Pennsylvania, infecting and killing deer and threatening hunting tradition.
West Nile virus has left Pennsylvania’s state bird, the ruffed grouse, with an uncertain future.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and Penn Vet have formed a partnership to address those problems head-on.