Improving Detection of Tuberculosis in Elephants
Researchers will validate molecular techniques for quicker, more practical and more sensitive diagnosis of tuberculosis in elephants.
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Studying How Plague Vaccine Affects Prairie Ecosystems
The aim of this study is to determine whether distributing the oral sylvatic plague vaccine to prairie dogs has protective and other effects on small rodents that live in and around prairie dog colonies.
Identifying How Plague Affects Prairie Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets
Researchers will use genetic analyses to examine the relationships among rodents, fleas and plague bacteria as a way to further characterize how plague is perpetuated in wild animal reservoirs in the United States. Data generated by this study will be used to direct targeted management strategies of affected wild animal populations.
Determining Ranavirus Susceptiblity in Endangered Gopher Frogs
Researchers will test the susceptibility of the most endangered frog in North America to the emerging pathogen ranavirus.
Evaluating the Effects of a Rodent Eradication Project in the Galápagos Islands
This study investigates how broad-scale use of an anticoagulant rodenticide during an island rodent eradication project has affected the food web.
Determining How Environmental Gestagens Affect Reproduction in Aquatic Wildlife
This study will provide insightful data on how environmental gestagens (compounds that bind progesterone receptors) cause reproductive dysfunction in fish and other aquatic wildlife and explore ways to protect the reproductive health of these animals.