USDA Wildlife Services Aids in Discovery of Mysterious Eider Virus

[Chris Merkord]

APHIS Wildlife Disease Biologist Randy Mickley. Image Credit: Randy Mickley, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Wildlife Services employs a diverse team of wildlife experts who help resolve a wide array of human-wildlife conflicts. Wildlife disease management is one area where our expertise in capturing and handling wildlife is frequently called upon by our conservation partners. I am pleased to present the following story how a Wildlife Services disease biologist in Massachusetts made important contributions to the discovery of a new virus impacting a keystone waterfowl species.

 

Read more: http://wildlife.org/usda-wildlife-services-aids-in-discovery-of-mysterious-eider-virus/