Welcome to WILDCOMS a collaborative network formed between various UK surveillance schemes that monitor disease and contaminants in vertebrate wildlife.
WILDCOMS aims to:
- provide a focal point for disease and contaminant monitoring in wild vertebrates
- provide an integrated overview of the health status of UK wild vertebrates
- facilitate collaboration between WILDCOMS network partners
- facilitate identification of disease and contaminants of emerging concern
The latest quarterly WILDCOMS newsletter can be found in our Newsletters
Information about the individual surveillance schemes in the WILDCOMS network can be found in Schemes.
Many of the individual schemes in the WILDCOMS network rely on the public to send in dead birds and mammals that they find. If you have found a dead bird or mammal, please look at our Samples wanted page to find out which scheme you should contact.
The WILDCOMS network was established through a Knowledge Exchange grant from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). For further information or to join the mailing list for our newsletters please contact Jacky Chaplow.