Edmonton, Alberta 1 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association WDA 2008 555777ttthhh AAAnnnnnnuuuaaalll IIInnnttteeerrrnnnaaatttiiiooonnnaaalll CCCooonnnfffeeerrreeennccceee ooofff ttthhheee WWWiiillldddllliiifffeee DDDiiissseeeaaassseee AAAssssssoooccciiiaaatttiiiooonnn ●●● Wildlife Diseases: Northern and Western Frontiers Official Program and Abstracts Edmonton, Alberta Canada August 3-8, 2008 ●●● 2 Wildlife Diseases: Northern and Western Frontiers OOOuuurrr SSSpppooonnnsssooorrrsss WDA 2008 The Organizing Committee of the 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the Organizations listed above. Cover Photo: Taken from www.abcsnow.ca: Google Image Search Edmonton, Alberta i 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association August 3‐8, 2008 Edmonton, Alberta Program & Abstracts Conference Co‐hosts Regional Partner Hosts Held in Conjunction with ii Wildlife Diseases: Northern and Western Frontiers WDA 2008 Officers and Council President……………………………………………….…….……..Charles van Riper III Vice President ………………………………………...…….…...Lynn Creekmore Secretary …………………………….………………..…………….Margaret Wild Treasurer ……………………………..……………….………..….Carol Meteyer Past‐President……………………….…………….….…………. Scott Wright Executive Manager ……………………………….….…………Ed Addison Journal Editor …………………………………………………..…Dave Stallknecht Journal Editor ………………………………………………..……Elizabeth Howerth Website Editor ……………………………………………..…….Bridget Schuler Newsletter Editor …………………………………….....……..Jenny Powers Wildlife Disease Association Web Site: www.wildlifedisease.org Council Members‐at‐Large Marguerite Pappaioanou Brett Elkin Thierry Work Marcela Uhart Dolores Gavier‐Widén Samantha Gibbs Student Member of Council Leslie Reperant Section Chairs Africa and Middle East …………………………….………Vacant Australasia ……………………………………………………….Pamela Whiteley Europe …………………………………….………………….....Dolores Gavier‐Widén Nordic ……………………………….………………….………..Erik Ågren Wildlife Veterinarian ….……………………….…….…..Jonathan Sleeman American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians Canadian Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians Jonathan Sleeman, President President: Dr. Doug Whiteside Mark Cunningham, Vice‐President Past‐President: Dr. Todd Shury Colin Gillin, Secretary Vice‐President: Dr. Brett Elkin Mark Drew, Treasurer Secretary: Dr. Elena Garde Kirsten Gilardi, Past President Director at Large: Dr. Josée Tremblay AAWV Web site: http://www.aawv.net/ CAZWV Web site: http://www.cazwv.org/ Edmonton, Alberta iii 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association 2008 WDA Conference Planning Committee Conference Co‐Chairs Pre‐Conference Immobilization Worshop Margo Pybus Organizers Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division Michelle Oakley Bill Samuel Sandi Black University of Alberta Nigel Caulkett Local Organizing Committee Mark Cunningham Margo Pybus Emily Jenkins Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division Milton Ness Bill Samuel University of Alberta Helen Schwantje Al Shostak Todd Shury University of Alberta Peregrine Wollf Mark Ball Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division Heather Fenton Exhibitors Western College of Veterinary Medicine Federation of Alberta Naturalists WDA Student Chapter presentation Regional Partner Host Representatives WDA Sections presentation Brett Elkin US Geological Services NWT Wildlife and Fisheries Division AAWV Elena Garde Sitka Veterinary Services Continuing Education Michelle Oakley Special thanks to the American College of Yukon Department of the Environment Zoological Medicine for sponsoring continuing Helen Schwantje education British Columbia Ministry of Environment Alberta Moment Organizer Conference Volunteers John Acorn “The Nature Nut” Volunteers are the heart and ‘sole’ of any event. University of Alberta Very special thanks to our volunteers!! Ryan Brook Post‐Conference CWD Workshop Organizers Kaylee Byers Margo Pybus Cathy Cullingham Yeen Ten Hwang Nathan deBrun Julia Langenberg Jasmine Dhillon Jenny Powers Ronan Eustace Bryan Richards Heather Fenton Bianca Fera Naiomi Harms Conference Logo Tannis Orge Gwen Edge Stephanie O’Toole Guilermo Perez Alberta Sustainable Resources Alex Preston Melissa Tannahill iv Wildlife Diseases: Northern and Western Frontiers The Wildlife Disease Association Conference Program and Abstracts booklet is distributed to all meeting attendees. Abstracts were lightly edited to comply with formatting and space limits, but otherwise were printed as submitted. The Wildlife Disease Association does not regard this Conference Program and Abstracts booklet as a publication, and abstracts included herein should not be cited in scientific literature Edmonton, Alberta 1 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association WDA 2008 Program SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 8:30 – 12:00 Journal of Wildlife Diseases Editorial Board Meeting Aurora 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 5:00 WDA Council Meeting Aurora 4:30 – 5:45 Student Career Workshop Wild Rose 6:00 – 7:00 Student Mentor Kick-off Wild Rose 7:00 – 10:00 Alberta Welcome: Opening reception Wild Rose MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4 8:00 – 8:30 Opening Ceremonies & Conference Welcome Maple Leaf Fish and Wildlife Honour Guard with RCMP Representatives Lorne Babiuk, Vice President Research, University of Alberta Ken Crutchfield, Fisheries Management Director, Fish and Wildlife Division Charles van Riper III, President, Wildlife Disease Association 8:30 – 11:45 Feature Symposium: Wildlife Health in a Changing North Maple Leaf Presiding: Brett Elkin and Susan Kutz 8:30 1 International Polar Year and it's Legacy *David S. Hik 9:00 2 Landscape Change: Drivers for Ecosystem and Wildlife Health *John Nishi and *Brad Stelfox 9:30 – 10:00 BREAK 10:00 3 Grizzly Bears: Coupling Landscape Change and Population Performance *Marc Cattet 10:30 4 Climate Change and Disease in Norwegian Wildlife: Case Studies *Bjornar Ytrehus 2 Wildlife Diseases: Northern and Western Frontiers Wildlife Health in a Changing North: A Model for Global Change 11:00 5 *Brett Elkin and *Susan Kutz MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4 1:00 – 4:00 Contributed Papers: Socio-political Challenges of Disease Management Maple Leaf Presiding: Scott Wright The Cured Approach for the Management of Animal Disease in Nunavut, Canada 1:00 6 *Carla R. Baker Facilitating the ‘Talking and Walking Together’ of Indigenous and Mainstream Sciences 1:15 7 *Cheryl M. Bartlett, Albert Marshall and Murdena Marshall Engaging Indigenous and Rural People in Detecting Emerging Infectious Diseases 1:30 8 *Ryan K. Brook and Susan J. Kutz Sociopolitical Challenges to Disease Prevention and Biosecurity in Live Bird Marketing Systems in Central America 1:45 9 *Patrice N. Klein, Fidelis N. Hegngi, Jose J. Bruzual, Cesar A. Sandoval and Mara E. Gonzalez Ortiz Veterinary Students and Wildlife Conflicts in Uganda 2:00 10 *Jerry Haigh, Claire Card, John‐Bosco Nizeyi, Ludwig Siefert, Nigel Caulkett and Gil Basuta The Influence of Human Visitor Activity on Spatial Patterns of Parasite Infection 2:15 11 Chris O’Brien and *Charles van Riper III Surveillance and Training Activities of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Migratory Birds in Mexico 2:30 12 *A. Alonso Aguirre, Hector M. Zepeda‐Lopez, Ana Lilia Sandoval, Eduardo Carrera, Alberto Lafon‐Terrazas, Luis Lecuona and Antonio Gomez‐Mendieta Lead Toxicity in Wisconsin Wildlife 2:45 13 *Julia A. Langenberg, Sean M. Strom and Nancy K. Businga 3:00– 3:30 BREAK Wildlife and Zoonotic Diseases: Potential Impact of Climate Change 3:30 14 *James N. Mills Improving Guidance for Safe Handling of Wildlife: Insights from a Wildlife Biologist’s Death 3:45 15 *M. A. Wild, D. Wong, C. Higgins, J. G. Powers, T. R. Spraker, E. Perez, P. Mead and A. Chanlongbutra Edmonton, Alberta 3 57th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association 4:00 – 4:30 American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians Cutting Edge Speaker Maple Leaf 4:00 Introduction: Jonathan Sleeman Climate Change: Trends, Future Scenarios, and Impacts on Wildlife Populations and 4:05 16 Disease Dynamics * Susan Haseltine WDA 2009: Semiahmoo Resort and Spa, Blaine Washington USA 4:30 Joe Gaydos MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4 5:00 – 6:45 Student Speed Dating Tuckey Gym 7:00 – 10:00 WDA Poster Session Tuckey Gym Student Snappies. A fun session for all conference registrants. Students in the WDA poster 7:00 competition will provide short snappy summaries of their posters. General Poster Viewing. The only scheduled session for viewing all posters. Judging of the 7:30 Student Poster Competition also occurs. All posters remain in place for opportunistic viewing until Tuesday afternoon. Posters in WDA Student Poster Competition P1 Retrospective Identification of Canine Papillomaviruses in Captive African Wild Dogs Susan K. SchommerWm. Kirk Suedmeyer, Dae‐Young Kim and *Jennifer R. Ballard Evaluation of Hematological Values in Free-Ranging African Buffalo P2 *B. R. Beechler, A. E. Jolles and V. O. Ezenwa Health Assessment of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus palliatus) in Georgia P3 and South Carolina *Daphne Carlson Bremer, Terry Norton, Kirsten Gilardi and Christine Kreuder Johnson P4 Diseases in Dogs Parapatric to Wolves in Coastal British Columbia *Heather M. Bryan, Paul. C. Paquet, Chris T. Darimont and Judit E. Smits P5 Qualitative Analysis of Farmed and Wild Cervid CWD Data in Alberta *Paul E. Clyburn, Sylvia Checkley, Robert Hudson and John Berezowski Endoparasites of