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Minimizing urban wildlife conflict is institute's goal
A multiyear study currently under way in Chicago aims to identify how best to minimize conflict between people and urban wildlife.
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Wildlife rescue under way as oil gushes into Gulf
As efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history continued with no immediate end in sight, the grim toll on wildlife along the Gulf Coast…
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Wildlife operations in Gulf soon to enter new phase
With no new oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico since the BP/Deepwater Horizon well was successfully plugged in July, fewer oiled animals are being…
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Number of wildlife affected by oil spill grows
As of July 12, 1,789 birds, 457 sea turtles, and 59 marine mammals had been found dead along the Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and
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Congressman sees need for more zoo and wildlife veterinarians
The House of Representatives has taken up legislation to increase the number of veterinarians specially trained in the care and conservation of wild…
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AVMA legislative agenda expands
The AVMA is weighing in on several bills Congress is considering, including legislation affecting small businesses, wildlife, and animal welfare.
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Corwin promotes conservation with pageant of 'amazing creatures'
Wildlife biologist and anthropologist Jeff Corwin displayed a menagerie of animals with similar backgrounds, including a 6-foot-long American…
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Severe pneumonia outbreak kills bighorn sheep
Wildlife officials say an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia killing bighorn sheep herds in five Western states is without precedent.
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Government provides $1.6 million for white-nose syndrome research
In October, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced six grant awards totaling approximately $1.6 million to investigate the cause of white-nose…
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Researchers work to preserve Botswani predators
Human-wildlife conflicts almost always end with animals on the losing side. Nowhere are these confrontations more realized, perhaps, than in Africa,…
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No raw milk sales in Wisconsin; new website focuses on risks
The governor of the Dairy State has vetoed a bill that would allow farms to sell unpasteurized milk to consumers, while a group of veterinarians and…
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Responders prepared for oil, but impact unclear
Veterinarians waited for patients as an undersea well spewed oil and added to an expansive slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Rottweiler study links ovaries with exceptional longevity
The study, published in the December 2009 issue of the journal Aging Cell, found that Rottweilers that were spayed after they were 6 years old were…
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Efforts being sustained to promote diversity
The push for greater cultural competence in the veterinary profession continued to gain momentum this year thanks to efforts by the veterinary…
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Report finds gaps in oversight of live animal imports
Gaps in federal oversight of live animal imports could allow the introduction of zoonoses and animal diseases into the country,
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AVMA database helps veterinarians, students and career opportunities
A database developed by the AVMA can help veterinarians and veterinary students explore or switch to careers working in fields outside companion or…
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Board appoints liaisons, representatives to committees
The AVMA Executive Board, meeting July 28 in Atlanta, named the following individuals to the entities indicated, representing the designated areas.…
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Economic study estimates costs of feral cat control
Catching and euthanizing feral cats costs billions of dollars more and is less effective at population control than are trap-neuter-and-return…
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Board revises public health, animal agriculture policies
The AVMA Executive Board deliberated on a miscellany of recommendations within the areas of public health and regulatory
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AVMA sees measured success in 111th Congress
Legislators introduced and approved a host of veterinary-related legislation and called AVMA representatives to Capitol Hill to offer expert…
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Students receive awards for research projects
The Morris Animal Foundation announced March 11 the project winners of its Veterinary Student Scholars Program.
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Project: veterinary supplies
Groups that care for mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in Africa and a group that neuters dogs and cats in Mexico are among recipients of veterinary…
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AVMA lands in the Peach Tree State
Veterinary professionals gathered in Atlanta for the 147th AVMA Annual Convention July 31-Aug. 3.