Wildlife Cancer

BioScience, Biobriefs

Cancer is not only a feared scourge for people but also a disease that can significantly reduce wildlife populations and lead some species to become endangered and perhaps even extinct, an analysis of recently published scientific studies and field reports warns. The analysis, "Wildlife Cancer: A Conservation Perspective," was written by Denise McAloose, chief pathologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in New York, and Alisa Newton, WCS senior pathologist. Their report, published in the July 2009 issue of Nature Reviews Cancer, urges improved monitoring of wildlife health not only to enhance the conservation of species but also to benefit humans.

Read more at: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1525/bio.2009.59.9.18