New York State Bureau of Wildlife Wildlife Management Reports

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The Wildlife Health Unit, also referred to as the Wildlife Pathology Unit, is one of the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) program areas at the Wildlife Research Center in Delmar, NY. It is responsible for handling and examining deceased animals, as well as diagnosing, monitoring and (when needed) controlling the causes of sickness and death in New York State's amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The unit also provides forensic wildlife pathology services to DEC's law enforcement and other agencies; performs field investigations related to the impact of environmental contamination (e.g., oil spills, industrial discharges, pesticide use and misuse, hazardous waste sites and landfills) on wildlife; and conducts original research in the fields of wildlife pathology, physiology, and toxicology.

This series consists of reports related to wildlife and habitat management programs of the Department of Conservation (later Department of Environmental Conservation). The series includes New York State reports submitted in compliance with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (Pittman-Robertson Act). Reports summarize projects including habitat improvements, wildlife investigations, land acquisitions, conservation projects, and pathology activities, as well as projects related to the management of specific species such as deer, waterfowl, pheasants, wild turkeys, and mourning doves.

Records in this series were transferred under RDA 22881.

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