Wildlife disease

The parasite appears to make infected wolves less risk-averse, potentially influencing the behavior of packs.

Laboratory experiments find that Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia can congregate on microplastic beads and fibers, suggesting they might make their way into and around the world’s oceans by hitching rides on tiny bits of trash.

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

Both bobcats and the state’s namesake panther, an endangered species, have been spotted with signs of the condition.

This hammer-headed fruit bat is wearing a GPS tracker deployed by researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The pathogenic fungus that has decimated populations of bats throughout the eastern United States has surfaced in the state for the first time, although none of the bats appear diseased.

Understanding animal diseases—for their sake and for ours

Bats' special relationship with pathogens