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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
about 2 months ago
WCS’s
@cwalzer.bsky.social
spoke at the
#OneHealthSummit
on the environment as core health infrastructure. Protecting nature is a primary medical intervention, he said, reducing spillover risk, stabilizing disease dynamics, and delivering co-benefits for climate, biodiversity, and human well-being.
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
5 months ago
What can we learn from the bird flu outbreak that wiped out a generation of seals in Patagonia? Humanity must adopt and invest in the
#OneHealth
concept, write researchers from WCS Argentina. 🌎
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How a Bird Flu Outbreak Wiped Out a Generation of Seals in Patagonia—and What It Means for Wildlife Conservation
https://observatory.wiki/How_a_Bird_Flu_Outbreak_Wiped_Out_a_Generation_of_Seals_in_Patagonia%E2%80%94and_What_It_Means_for_Wildlife_Conservation
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It's
#OneHealthDay
! Protecting and restoring nature's integrity is essential to addressing today's polycrisis, which includes biodiversity loss, the climate emergency, and systemic health threats.
@wcs.org
#OneHealth
7 months ago
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Today is One Health Day! Register below to hear how Indigenous and place-based knowledge and community-led wildlife surveillance advance our understanding of the interconnected health of animals, humans, and ecosystems.
@wcs.org
When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
7 months ago
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reposted by
Damien Joly
8 months ago
New paper on a database to support
#OneHealth
and
#WildlifeHealth
surveillance:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@wcshealth.bsky.social
@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social
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A community-of-practice-built database to support the implementation and operation of national and subnational wildlife health surveillance systems
Historically, poor data management has hampered the establishment and operation of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems and limited the integrat…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425002630?via%3Dihub
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
8 months ago
At the
#IUCNcongress
, a motion on One Health, developed and championed by WCS and its partners, is poised to be adopted. “WCS’s health and field teams have seen firsthand how human well-being depends on the integrity of nature,” said WCS's Dr. Sarah Olson. 🌍
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress Poised to Integrate One Health Concept Into Conservation Policies and Programs
Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 8, 2025—The IUCN World Conservation Congress is poised to adopt a new motion on One Health -- developed and championed by WCS and its partners—to fully integrate One Health int...
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/25312/IUCN-World-Conservation-Congress-Poised-to-Integrate-One-Health-Concept-Into-Conservation-Policies-and-Programs.aspx
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
about 1 year ago
On Tuesday,
@who.int
parties are expected to finalize a groundbreaking
#PandemicAccord
. Reaching this stage is a “historic achievement,” says WCS’s Dr.
@cwalzer.bsky.social
.
bit.ly/4idT51a
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
about 1 year ago
The
@who.int
is nearing finalization of its groundbreaking International Agreement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response. WCS’s
@cwalzer.bsky.social
spoke in Geneva about its immense potential to prevent future pandemics. Full statement:
bit.ly/42ANCwQ
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
over 1 year ago
LISTEN:
#AvianFlu
is having an unprecedented impact on birds and mammals around the world, says Dr.
@cwalzer.bsky.social
of
@wcshealth.bsky.social
on the latest
#WCSWildAudio
. 🌏 🔊
apple.co/3EBeEeg
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The vast scale of legal wildlife trade to the US threatens biodiversity and risks introducing pathogens that can have dire consequences for public health, animal health, and economies.
theconversation.com/global-wildl...
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Global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species
Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife can bring.
https://theconversation.com/global-wildlife-trade-is-an-enormous-market-the-us-imports-billions-of-animals-from-nearly-30-000-species-247197?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
over 1 year ago
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Contribute to an inventory of human behavior change/social marketing projects that aim to mitigate zoonotic disease risks in the wildlife trade context. Scan the QR-Code or use this link:
lnkd.in/esVKV3zF
over 1 year ago
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Webinar recording is up!
@wcshealth.bsky.social
's Diego Montecino discussed leveraging technologies to expand and improve wildlife health surveillance to benefit conservation, animal and human health, and resilience:
alliance-health-wildlife.org/2024/12/10/s...
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Special Issue: Get Smart! Innovation in Surveillance and Disease Detection - International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
During the latest Special Issue Webinar on December 5, 2024, the Alliance hosted two distinguished speakers: Prof. Dr. Martin Wikelski, who presented “The Internet of Animals …
https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/2024/12/10/special-issue-get-smart-innovation-in-surveillance-and-disease-detection/
over 1 year ago
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When wild animals become sick, it is not just nature at risk. 75% of emerging infections in humans come from animals, with emergence primarily driven by disruption of natural ecosystems. The
@who.int
spoke to
@thewcs.bsky.social
Cambodia about the importance of wildlife surveillance to human health.
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One Health in Action: What Wildlife Health Surveillance Can Tell Us About Pandemic Prevention
When animals become sick or die in the wild, it is not just nature that is at risk – 75% of emerging infections in humans are transmitted from animals. Diseases like COVID-19, SARS, and avian influenz...
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news-room/feature-stories/item/one-health-in-action--what-wildlife-health-surveillance-can-tell-us-about-pandemic-prevention
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
over 1 year ago
The
#screwworm
outbreak in Central America and Mexico is an alert we can't ignore, says WCS’s
@radachowsky.bsky.social
. Since 2023, we’ve gone from 25 cases a year to 50,000+ there. A direct consequence of illegal cattle smuggling. 🌎 We're getting the word out:
aristeguinoticias.com/2911/opinion...
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Cerrar la frontera al contrabando de ganado: una necesidad urgente para México y Centroamérica
La Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG), que representa a 700,000 ganaderos mexicanos, ya ha declarado públicamente su apoyo a la medida para detener este contrabando.
https://aristeguinoticias.com/2911/opinion/cerrar-la-frontera-al-contrabando-de-ganado-una-necesidad-urgente-para-mexico-y-centroamerica/
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Today at 11am! Learn about innovations in wildlife surveillance!
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Join us on December 5th! 🌎🧪 Dr. Diego Montecino of WCS
@thewcs.bsky.social
and Dr. Martin Wikelski of the ICARUS initiative will discuss tools and technologies for monitoring wildlife health and the early detection of disease threats:
alliance-health-wildlife.org/event/specia...
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Special Issue: Get Smart! Innovation in Surveillance and Disease Detection - International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
Dear Colleagues and Alliance members,Monitoring wildlife health is a complex and ongoing challenge for veterinarians, wildlife biologists, rangers, epidemiologists and other experts. But what if techn...
https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/event/special-issue-get-smart-innovation-in-surveillance-and-disease-detection/
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Chris Walzer
over 1 year ago
🌎🧪 As we head into
#INB12
this morning to discuss articles 4&5 (
#surveillance
#OneHealth
) good to read: “For Better Global Health Outcomes, Join the Progress and Embrace the Change“
medium.com/one-planet-o...
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For Better Global Health Outcomes, Join the Progress and Embrace the Change
By Chris Walzer | November 3, 2024
https://medium.com/one-planet-one-health-one-future/for-better-global-health-outcomes-join-the-progress-and-embrace-the-change-7dccb7a05fbf
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Join us on December 5th! 🌎🧪 Dr. Diego Montecino of WCS
@thewcs.bsky.social
and Dr. Martin Wikelski of the ICARUS initiative will discuss tools and technologies for monitoring wildlife health and the early detection of disease threats:
alliance-health-wildlife.org/event/specia...
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Special Issue: Get Smart! Innovation in Surveillance and Disease Detection - International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
Dear Colleagues and Alliance members,Monitoring wildlife health is a complex and ongoing challenge for veterinarians, wildlife biologists, rangers, epidemiologists and other experts. But what if techn...
https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/event/special-issue-get-smart-innovation-in-surveillance-and-disease-detection/
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Chris Walzer
over 1 year ago
🌍 🧪 New World screwworm infestation is moving through Mesoamerica at 1.6 km per day. "The rapid spread can only be explained by transboundary cattle trafficking," says Kurt Duchez from the Wildlife Conservation Society. See story in
@mongabay.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yc6w2r3m
#OneHealth
#Conservation
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A deadly fly is spreading through Central America. Experts blame illegal cattle ranching
MEXICO CITY — Illegal cattle ranching in Central America has led to the spread of a deadly parasite long thought to be eradicated, and conservationists are calling for tighter controls before it reach...
https://tinyurl.com/yc6w2r3m
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
over 1 year ago
The beaches are quieter now. One year later, it's estimated a
#birdflu
outbreak killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, according to a new study, including 97% of pups. It was the first report of transmission between marine mammals. 🌎
bit.ly/3CiZAki
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
over 1 year ago
New research shows the loss of bats across North America to white-nose syndrome is having a DIRECT impact on human health. On the latest episode of
#WCSWildAudio
,
@wcscanada.bsky.social
has an innovative solution to address the crisis. 🔊
t.co/11SIDTUrUK
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reposted by
Wildlife Conservation Society
over 1 year ago
👏 We welcome the new scientific opinion on
#OneHealth
governance in the European Union by the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors. It draws on important lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and gives key recommendations on implementing a One Health approach there. 🌍
bit.ly/3YVtaUp
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WCS' Health Program is excited to be on Bluesky to engage on
#science
,
#conservation
, and
#health
. It's critical to work together to address the interconnected polycrisis of
#climate
change,
#health
threats,
#inequality
, and
#biodiversityloss
@thewcs.bsky.social
oneworldonehealth.wcs.org
over 1 year ago
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