Tracking Bats and Coronaviruses
Establishing a national tissue and reagents repository for chronic wasting disease
Wyoming Toad
The coronavirus pandemic, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer, and white-nose syndrome in bats have spawned great interest in diseases of native fish and wildlife. Many aspects of widely known diseases of wild (as opposed to domestic) animal populations are poorly understood, including their ecology, incidence, distribution, and methods for reducing effects of disease on culturally and economically important species. CRU scientists are developing databases for sharing information about important wildlife diseases, such as coronaviruses in North American bats and CWD in ungulates. Research on the ecology and management of CWD is ongoing in at least eight States. Little is known regarding the ecology of lesser-known diseases in many other species. CRU scientists and students are contributing to data on the occurrence, causes, effects, and control of disease in trout and other salmonids, sea turtles, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), bats, amphibians, and other animals which will be used for prevention and control measures.
The coronavirus pandemic, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer, and white-nose syndrome in bats have spawned great interest in diseases of native fish and wildlife. Many aspects of widely known diseases of wild (as opposed to domestic) animal populations are poorly understood, including their ecology, incidence, distribution, and methods for reducing effects of disease on culturally and economically important species. CRU scientists are developing databases for sharing information about important wildlife diseases, such as coronaviruses in North American bats and CWD in ungulates. Research on the ecology and management of CWD is ongoing in at least eight States. Little is known regarding the ecology of lesser-known diseases in many other species. CRU scientists and students are contributing to data on the occurrence, causes, effects, and control of disease in trout and other salmonids, sea turtles, bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), bats, amphibians, and other animals which will be used for prevention and control measures.