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Wildlife Diseases

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Ensuring the ongoing health and vitality of Kentucky's wildlife.​

Healthy populations of wildlife are not only essential to a functioning natural environment, but also to human health and wellbeing. Ensuring the ongoing health and vitality of Kentucky's fish and wildlife is central to the work of the Wildlife Health Program.​​ 




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We're updating the Widlife Health Program web pages. More information on wildlife diseases will be added soon.


Wildlife Diseases

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​Other Mammals


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​​Birds


  • Lead Toxicity
  • Lymphoproliferative Disease
  • ​​Parasites
  • Salmonella
  • Trichomoniasis
  • West Nile Virus​
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​Reptiles and Amphibians


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​Fish​


  • Black Spot
  • Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus
  • Parasites
  • Proliferative Kidney Disease
  • Whirling Disease​
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​​​​​​​​​​Report Sick or
Dead Wildlife​

Help the Wildlife Health Program's surveillance efforts by reporting observations of sick or dead wildlife.

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CALL Kentucky Fish and Wildlife at 1-800-858-1549 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) on weekdays.
​​​​​ ​​​CONTACT your area’s regional biologist.
​​​​​ SUBMIT observations online.​
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Wildlife Health Program

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