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Learn About Wildlife Disease

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The NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node is a collaborative project working to provide access to data on wildlife diseases, mortality events, and other critical information related to wildlife diseases. The audience is state and federal resource managers, animal disease specialists, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, physicians, public health workers, educators, and the general public.

Visit the Wildlife Disease Node to learn more about avian influenza, chronic wasting disease, West Nile Virus, and other diseases organized by species and type. Or, explore the Wildlife Health Monitoring Network, try the interactive maps, or search related publications.

Wildlife Resources

Wildlife resources include all animals. While all wildlife provide valuable services as part of a functioning ecosystem, wildlife are typically managed in two groups: game and non-game. Game animals are considered valuable for not only their role in ecosystems, but for their value in sporting activities such as hunting and fishing. Non-game animals are managed for multiple other reasons including species decline, wildlife viewing, and ecosystem function. For example, freshwater mussels contribute to water quality by filtering bacteria and other contaminants from waterways.

This page provides access to information related to management of wildlife resources in the southeastern United States. For Web resources about wildlife resource management, please refer to the Web resources for wildlife management listed below on this page or search the NBII at http://search.nbii.gov.