Ecological Drought Webinar - Available Online

NC CASC affiliates, Dr. Wynne Moss (USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center), and Shelley Crausbay (USDA Forest Service) presented in the 2024/25 National Ecological Drought Webinar Series.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

The NC CASC is happy to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day today, October 14. We celebrate and honor the connection Indigenous Peoples have with their cultural lands, including the lands where we live and work today.

Navigating wildlife infectious diseases

Navigating wildlife infectious diseases in the context of climate change is daunting – what can agencies do? Vector-borne diseases are a great example of how warming ambient temperatures and shifts in precipitation alter species ranges, and place new populations at risk for disease. The ways in which climate change impacts the disease triangle (host-pathogen-environment interactions), however, are complex and often unpredictable.

Navigating wildlife infectious diseases in the context of climate change

A new blog by RCAP (Rapid Climate Assessment Program) student, Kyle Schutz, explores how navigating wildlife infectious diseases in the context of climate change is daunting – what can agencies do?

Navigating wildlife infectious diseases in the context of climate change is daunting – what can agencies do?

Recent emerging diseases, such as COVID-19 in humans and White Nose Sydnrome in bats, have brought to light how vulnerable infectious disease dynamics can be to the effects of climate change, including shifts in ecosystems, altered transmission patterns, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and the migration of disease vectors into new territories.