parasite Archives - Cottage Life

An image of Yoho National Park

Parks Canada closes waterways in two national parks after invasive parasite detected

General

Wild Profile: Meet the brown-headed cowbird

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Wolverine

‘Oddball’ parasite discovered in Yukon wolverines

Outdoors

coyote-on-the-hunt

The discovery of a parasitic tapeworm in Canadian wildlife can affect humans

Outdoors

Trout

Whirling disease spreading among fish in Alberta’s National Parks

General

emerald ash borer

Canadian researchers rearing new parasitic wasp to fight emerald ash borer

General

white-tailed deer

Malaria detected in up to 25 percent of American white-tailed deer

General

Chipmunk sitting on wood holding food.

What could cause a chipmunk’s side to swell and produce a hole in the middle of the spot?

Outdoors

Black horsehair (Gordian) worm on a rock.

What type of animal is black and string-like and can twist into strange shapes?

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