All Articles: Wildlife Necropsy Project

An American white pelican floats on calm water, showcasing its bright white feathers and long yellow bill, with a tuft of feathers on its head.

Die off of pelicans at rookery site

Big brown bat perched on the side of a tree

Rabies in a big brown bat.

Two great horned owl nestlings perched together in a tree

Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity in 2 great horned owlets.

Squirrel on a grey surface in front of a grass background

Rodenticide toxicity in a squirrel. 

Rock pigeon standing on gravel

Neurologic signs in a rock dove.

Canada goose in flight

Neurologic signs in a juvenile Canada goose

Big brown bat in flight

Renal parasitism in a big brown bat

A Virginia opossum in a branch of a tree

When is a parasite just an incidental finding—and when is it actually causing disease?

Red fox standing in the snow

Skin disease in a red fox.

A howling coyote

What caused the disease and death in these two coyotes?