WDA - Wildlife Disease Association

WDA 2025 kicks off in Victoria, British Columbia on Sunday and it promises to be a truly incredible event. And don't forget the ground-breaking Global Voice is also getting under way. We'll keep you up to date with all the action via our socials, so stay tuned.

STILL TIME TO CLAIM YOUR FREE REG FOR GLOBAL VOICE 🎉Registration to WDA2025 Global Voice is 🚨 FREE for WDA Members from Low/Middle/Upper-Middle Income Countries. 🚨 🚨 Register today at wda2025.exordo.com Registration is open until conference day - but don't wait!

Meet Uganda's Dr Nelson Bukamba, one of the world's few gorilla doctors in the latest ep of Wildlife Health Talks. Nelson will also be sharing his research at wda2025.com/2025-global-vo…. Listen on your favourite app or Google Wildlife Health Talks.

🦌IS CWD INEVITABLE? Next Trilateral webinar 🗓 September 11, 2025 ⏰4pm ET (UTC-4) 🔗 Find the link in the latest issue of The Transmission and register today ➕ One hour of continuing CE through AAWV will be provided for confirmed live attendance.

The upcoming online course on Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis (WDRA) from the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) introduces the IUCN Guidelines for Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis and how to put them into practice. Apply at bit.ly/4eUAPtX

Did you know the WDA2025 Global Voice virtual conference is now offering 23.5 hours of veterinary CE credits? Yes 23.5 hours ... it's too good to miss Register today wda2025.exordo.com

The incredible July issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases is out now and it's full of research that hits the heights. In 61(3) you'll find all creatures great and small, from giant anteaters to American robins. Scoop up the science at bit.ly/44MjY7T

In an inspirational new Wildlife Health Talks meet Dr Nelson Bukamba, one of the world's few gorilla doctors. Nelson will share more at the amazing WDA2025 Global Voice virtual conference wda2025.com/2025-global-vo… Listen on your favourite app or Google Wildlife Health Talks.

The WDA Dialogues and Science Cafes, a feature of the Victoria conference, are an exciting new way of brewing up ideas, sharing knowledge and encouraging collaboration. It's all about bringing together many voices with a common vision. Find out more at wda2025.com/speakers/

Check out the phenomenal speaker line-up for WDA2025 Global Voice, our mind-blowing virtual conference. Free registration is available ... DON'T MISS IT ... Visit wda2025.com/2025-global-vo… for all the deets.

Applications are open for Cornell K. Lisa Yang Postdoctoral Fellowships in Wildlife Health—an opportunity to join a dynamic community advancing conservation at the intersection of wildlife, ecosystems, and public health. Applications due October 6, 2025. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30072

WHT ventures into Wyoming's wilderness with Dr Samantha Allen, the state's wildlife veterinarian. Discover how CWD has become endemic across Wyoming and why 92% of swift foxes test positive for parvovirus exposure. Listen on your favourite app or Google Wildlife Health Talks.

HAVE YOUR SAY Voting in the WDA 2025 council elections closes July 1, 9pm PDT (GMT-7). WDA members, find the ballot email in your inbox with the subject line YOUR VOTE COUNTS - Time is running out to vote in the WDA elections or email address [email protected]

Join host Dr Cat Vendl in Wyoming's vast wilderness to meet Dr Samantha Allen. Discover how chronic wasting disease has become endemic across Wyoming and why 92% of swift foxes test positive for parvovirus exposure. Listen on your favourite app or Google Wildlife Health Talks.

WDA'S Wildlife Veterinary Section (WVS) is offering a research grant of up to $10,000 to support the health and welfare of free-ranging wildlife. Eligible applicants must be members of the WDA and the WVS. For details visit bit.ly/45FIauvApplica… close August 31.

The $5000 USD Dr Gregory D Bossart Memorial One Health Scholarship is open to graduate students focusing on a One Health framework. Applications close July 31, bit.ly/3Ft13Gq Image and content courtesy One Health Commission

Get ready for your future with the ACZM Exam Preparation and Study Course at the WDA's annual international conference. There's face-to-face instruction or a virtual option plus so much more 💲$200 (early reg by 27 June)/$250 late reg ➡️ Register bit.ly/3HdBuc

Wondering what Global Voice is all about? The PRELIMINARY PROGRAM is now available, showcasing the amazing lineup for this extraordinary and groundbreaking event. Visit wda2025.com/2025-global-vo… and click the Preliminary Program button Register today wda2025.com/registration-p…

In a new WHT Dr Damien Joly, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative's CEO reveals how Canada's cooperative approach tackles wildlife diseases from bird flu to CWD. Listen on your favourite app or Google Wildlife Health Talks. WDA members, email [email protected]

Single day registrations are now available for CANUSA's 2025 amazing Student Workshop, July 23-26, 2025. - Full workshop $250 USD - One-day registration $75 USD per day: includes all activities and meals for that day REGISTER at bit.ly/408E2Q7 or via the QR code.