Wildlife Diseases

Wild animals in B.C. normally carry many disease and parasites without significant effects. However, there are some diseases of high priority that B.C.’s Wildlife Health Program must monitor and track.

Animal Diseases

Learn more about specific animal diseases and health issues.

Amphibian Diseases

In B.C., there are a number of infectious amphibian diseases that are of concern, including chytridiomycosis. Amphibians not living in the wild can suffer from diseases caused by poor health, harsh environmental conditions or poor husbandry practices.

• Read about amphibian diseases in B.C.

Bird Diseases

• Avian Influenza and West Nile Virus
• Avian pox (PDF)
• Beak deformities
• Sick birds in your yard (PDF)

Mammal Diseases

• Bovine tuberculosis
• Chronic wasting disease
• Canine distemper (PDF)
• Canine parvovirus (PDF)
• Contagious echthyma (PDF)
• Coyote mange (PDF)
• Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (PDF)
• Pneumonia in wild sheep
• Rabies
• Salmonellosis
• Sheep mange (PDF)
• Tularemia (PDF)
• White nose syndrome
• Winter ticks (PDF)

Techniques for Controlling Deer

• Fertility control of deer (PDF)
• Translocation of deer (PDF)