The paper estimates 40,966 wild bird mortalities in eastern Canada due to H5N1 avian influenza in 2022, highlighting potential population-level impacts on Northern Gannets and American Common Eiders.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2024Zoology

Avian influenza viruses in wild birds in Canada following incursion of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus from Eurasia in 2021/2022

J. A. Giacinti, A. V. Signore, M. E. B. Jones, L. Bourque, S. Lair, C. Jardine, B. Stevens, T. Bollinger, D. Goldsmith, British Columbia Wildlife AIV Surveillance Program (BC WASP), M. Pybus, I. Stasiak, R. Davis, N. Pople, L. Nituch, , Thompson

This study tracks the spread of HPAIV H5N1 in Canadian wild birds after its 2021/2022 incursion, finding widespread infection across species and regions.

bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2023Zoology

High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets: Global spread, clinical signs, and demographic consequences

J. V. Lane, J. W. Jeglinski, S. Avery-Gomm, E. Ballstaedt, A. C. Banyard, T. Barychka, I. Brown, B. Brugger, T. V. Burt, N. Careen, J. H. F. Castenschoid, S. Christensen-Dalsgaard, S. Clifford, S. M. Collins, E. Cunningham, , A. A. Malinowska

This study tracks the global spread of HPAI H5N1 in Northern Gannets, documenting high mortality rates and demographic impacts across multiple colonies.

bioRxiv · May 1, 2023Ecology

Effective conservation decisions require models designed for purpose: a case study for boreal caribou in Ontario's Ring of Fire

M. E. Dyson, S. Endicott, C. Simpkins, J. W. Turner, S. Avery-Gomm, C. A. Johnson, M. Leblond, E. Neilson, R. S. Rempel, P. Wiebe, J. L. Baltzer, J. Hughes, F. E. C. Stewart

The paper evaluates existing models for predicting mining impacts on boreal caribou in Ontario's Ring of Fire and finds they are ill-suited for regional planning due to lack of specificity and variability across caribou ranges.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2022Ecology