Dr. Todd Shury, a Parks Canada veterinarian and PhD candidate at the WCVM, will be giving seminar this week!
Dr. Shury will be discussing “The epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in the Greater Riding Mountain ecosystem“.
All are welcome to attend – see you there!
Mark your calendars for another awesome seminar!! The WCVM is hosting the Robert and Virginia Rausch Visiting Professorship this Monday (Dec 9th). Manon Simard will be discussing the issue of zoonotic diseases in Arctic communities.
Ten years’ research on zoonotic diseases in Nunavik: learning and living with Nunavimmiut
Don’t miss this talk! See you there!
The U of S WDA’s own Émilie Bouchard will be talking about her Arctic research this FRIDAY!
Toxoplasma gondii – A wildlife concern in the Canadian Arctic: transmission dynamics, characterization and pathogenicity
See y’all there!!
WILD KARAOKE NIGHT IS BACK!!
Whether you want to come belt out your favourite tune or just sit back, drink and enjoy some priceless entertainment, this event is for you!
Pizza and CHEAP drinks for sale starting at 5:00 with karaoke shortly after.
The WDA has recently become a lot more active, so we’re hoping to raise awareness and funds to put on more events, seminars, and workshops in the near future.
Everyone is welcome, so please bring your friends!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
This Thursday (November 6th, 2014), Dr. Douglas Clark will be giving the first instalment of our WILD seminar series – “Polar Bear Conservation: A problem of climate change, human dignity, and political symbols“. Check out the poster (Poster – Dr. Clark) for more info!
This sounds like an incredible talk! See y’all there!
Upcoming WildECOL seminar!
Dr. Nicole Michel, postdoctoral research fellow at the U of S School of Environment and Sustainability, will be giving a seminar entitled “Aerial insectivorous bird declines: When? Where? Why?”
Come learn about Chimney Swifts, Swallows, and Martins!
For more information, check out this poster: Dr. Michel. WildECOL seminars are jointly coordinated by Environment Canada and the University of Saskatchewan.
This Wednesday, Dr. Ryan Brook will be giving a WildECOL seminar entitled “Facebook and Farmland Moose: Using Social Media to Engage the Public and Translate Knowledge“.
Dr. Brook is an assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan department of Animal and Poultry Science and Indigenous Land Management Institute.
For more information, check out the poster (Poster – Dr. Brook). This sounds like an awesome discussion – hope to see you there!
Our AGM is happening this Monday! This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about our organization, to get involved as a member or executive (we have a couple of positions available!), and to contribute your ideas! Everyone is welcome!
If you can’t make it to the meeting but are interested in joining, feel free to send us an email. Otherwise, see you on Monday!
Above: King Eiders (Somateria spectabilis)
Dr. C. Stuart Houston will be giving a seminar entitled “12 years and 1200 Tagged Turkey Vultures: What we have learned“.
Check out the poster (Poster – Dr. Houston) for an introduction (and a great picture of a turkey vulture!). Hope to see you there!
The WCVM is hosting a seminar by Dr. David Waltner-Toews, entitled “The Wicked Problem of Zoonosis“.
A veterinarian, epidemiologist, scientist, author (website), and professor at the University of Guelph, Dr. Waltner-Toews was also founding president of Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières.
This will be an excellent talk – see you there!
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