wildlife

Tufts veterinary school takes part in nationwide mammal survey

Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

Research assistant professor Chris Whittier spoke with The Grafton News about the school’s wildlife camera traps and working on Snapshot USA’s mammal survey.

One of the camera traps tied to a tree at Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine--a digital, battery-operated model capable of taking hundreds of photos.

Wildlife camera project gives glimpse into natural world that goes unseen

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Research assistant professor Chris Whittier spoke with WCVB Boston about the school’s participation in the first national mammal survey using wildlife cameras.

What Wildlife Cameras Tell Us About the Nation’s Mammals

Friday, June 11th, 2021

Cummings School wildlife veterinarian Chris Whittier, V97, took part in the first national mammal survey using wildlife cameras. Here’s what he found. Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/what-wildlife-cameras-tell-us-about-nation-s-mammals

First MA Bald Eagle Rat Poisoning Death Highlights Wider Problem

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

Clinical associate professor Maureen Murray comments in Patch.com on the death of an eagle from rodenticide poisoning, the first recorded in the species in MA.

Pile of rat poison on white background -Wheat, corn and sunflower mixed with poison

What just swooped toward the bird feeder?

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Clinical associate professor Maureen Murray, V03, spoke with The Boston Globe about the most common injuries Tufts Wildlife Clinic treats in Cooper’s hawks.

Cooper’s Hawk (accipiter cooperii) perched while hunting

Saving the Sea Turtles

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

When an extraordinary cold spell in Texas led to the largest sea turtle stranding in history, here’s how veterinarians, conservationists, and others stepped in to help Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/saving-sea-turtles-texas

Injured owl Released into Wild After Being Struck by Car in Hopkinton

Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

The Boston Globe spoke with Professor Maureen Murray about a barred owl that was rehabilitated by Tufts Wildlife Clinic and released back into the wild.