Starting in 2007, the responsibilities at the Wildlife Investigations Lab expanded to include non-game wildlife species. Support for the non-game species programs, including State and federally listed species and species of special concern, is one of the most rapidly growing functions and WIL.
Recent projects include:
- Pacific Fisher Population Health
- Disease and predation
- Translocation disease risk assessment
- Survival of orphan captive-reared young
- More information on the Pacific Fisher Study can be found online at SFGate.
- American Pika Health and Conservation
- Determination of safe anesthetics
- Disease exposure and climate change
- Bobcat Mange Study
- Study recent outbreak and develop fecal assay
- Western Pond Turtle Health Assessment
- Infectious diseases in pond turtles and invasive exotic red-eared sliders
Research and conservation collaboration includes:
- Endangered species recovery teams
- Interdisciplinary interagency coordination
For more information on Non-game Wildlife Health Projects, contact:
Dr. Deana Clifford
(916) 358-2378
Deana.Clifford@wildlife.ca.gov