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The USGS National Wildlife Health Center has engaged in strategic planning to evaluate our programs and reimagine how our science impacts wildlife and...

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) has been developing a modernization plan to replace our current facilities that were originally...

A team of pathologists, veterinarians, and biologists at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative...

Dr. LeAnn White has been selected as the new Center Director of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC). 

Case History: An adult female 3.39 kg Common Raccoon was found dead at a private residence in Wisconsin, USA. The raccoon was collected for evaluation...

The USGS uses a collaborative approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health...

Case History: Four juvenile gulls were collected from a vacant lot in Wisconsin where approximately 50 were found dead. Gull carcasses were found in...

History: A Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) was captured in a harp trap in May 2023 as part of surveillance for Pseudogymnoascus destructans at a...

One Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) was found down during a larger die-off of multiple corvid and raptor species.

A new publication by USGS National Wildlife Health Center scientists and partners (Knowles et al. 2023) was published to synthesize current disease...