Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center | UC Davis

Petrel resting on rocky tundra with fluffy chick nestled beside it

Even Small Amounts of Ocean Plastic Can Affect Petrel Chicks

by Kat Kerlin
August 31, 2026

Petrel resting on rocky shore with small fluffy chick curled on its back

El Plástico Deja Huella en los Pichones de Petrel Gigante del Sur

by Kat Kerlin
August 31, 2026

two women in protective PPE walk above Argentina coastline full of cormorants near shore and terns in greenery to sample for HPAI H5N1

H5N1 Is Increasingly Adapting to Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
June 05, 2024

Dead elephant seals lie, appearing as gray boulders, on a beach

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
February 28, 2024

Skywalker gibbons primate looks at camera while sitting on tree branch in Myanmar

Love Songs Lead Scientists to New Populations of Skywalker Gibbons in Myanmar

by Kat Kerlin
February 14, 2024

many dead elephant seals lie on beach Argentina, victims of bird flu outbreak

Elephant Seal Die-off in Argentina Caused by Bird Flu

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 22, 2024

Sea lion with head above water in ocean

Sea Lion Rescued From Deadly Plastic Entanglement

by Justin Cox
November 18, 2022

Adult mountain gorilla with infant gorilla in Rwanda forest

Chew On This: Personalized Health Care for Mountain Gorillas

by Kat Kerlin
October 20, 2022

Live spider crab caught in gillnet cut free with scissors

Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

by Amy Bond
June 07, 2022

diver underwater looking at fish

Citizen Divers Aid Understanding of Fish in the Salish Sea

by Justin Cox
March 24, 2022

Mountain gorilla family walking in Rwanda forest

A Possible COVID-19 Silver Lining for Great Ape Conservation

by Amy Bond
February 10, 2022

Detecting Wildlife Illness and Death With New Early Alert System

by Kat Kerlin
July 14, 2021

southern sea otter eating clam

Southern Sea Otter Heart Health in Hot Water

by Megan Moriarty
January 26, 2021

One Health

Killer whale swimming in ocean, fin above water

What’s Killing Killer Whales?

by Kat Kerlin
December 02, 2020

Residents walk an unpaved road in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Scientists Find Ebola Virus Antibodies in People Before 2018 DRC Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
November 04, 2020

southern right whale in argentina with mouth open, skimming water

Plastic Found in Southern Right Whale in Argentina

by Kat Kerlin
October 22, 2020

Southern resident killer whale breaching in ocean

AAAS Press Briefing: Protecting the Health of Endangered Whales

by Kat Kerlin
February 16, 2020

Silverback mountain gorilla

Mountain Gorilla Numbers on the Rise

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
December 16, 2019

Megan Moriarty in front of her student research poster.

Fostering Resilience in Today's Changing Environment

by Megan Moriarty
September 01, 2019

One Health

Endangered White Abalone Program Yields Biggest Spawning Success Yet

by Kat Kerlin
April 25, 2019

Huemul deer in Patagonia

Life-Threatening Foot Disease Found in Endangered Huemul Deer in Chile

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2019

huemul en Patagonia

Enfermedad Podal Amenaza al Huemul, un Ciervo en Peligro de Extinción

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2019

Female mountain lion

Local Extinction of Southern California Mountain Lions Possible Within 50 Years

by Kat Kerlin
March 20, 2019

A pod of Southern Resident killer whales, including J50, in August 2018

Learning From Gorillas to Save Killer Whales

by Kat Kerlin
November 07, 2018

Marcy with penguins

A Wildlife Health Hero

by Kristin Burns
August 10, 2018

One Health

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