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Searching for the mysterious cause of songbird deaths

Taking On Wildlife Disease

Penn Vet opens institute to study diseases spread from animals to humans

WITF — Monday, Dec 6, 2021
Dr. Christopher Hunter and Dr. Lisa Murphy appear on Smart Talk to discuss Penn Vet's new Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases.
Wildlife officials investigating mysterious bird illness in Maryland, Virginia, DC

nottinghamMD.com — Thursday, Jun 10, 2021
In late May, wildlife managers in the tri-state area (and West Virginia) began receiving reports of sick and dying birds with eye swelling and crusty discharge, as well as neurological signs.
Pennsylvania Turns To Man's Best Friend To Sniff Out Spotted Lanternfly Infestation

NPR — Friday, Dec 11, 2020
Training dogs to detect spotted lanternfly infestations

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.