{"id":614,"date":"2026-03-16T22:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:01:35","slug":"calgary-urban-hare-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/calgary-urban-hare-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Hare Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"614\" class=\"elementor elementor-614\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e092b82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e092b82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d69f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8d69f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c2646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2c2646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Calgary Urban Hare Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc297f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bc297f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White-tailed prairie hares (<em>Lepus townsendii<\/em>), also known as jackrabbits, are key herbivores and prey species in Canada\u2019s prairie ecosystems, yet their populations are declining for reasons that remain poorly understood. This research investigates the role of disease, an understudied but potentially important driver of hare health and population change, with implications for both wildlife conservation and zoonotic risk. Using full autopsies, histopathology, and targeted pathogen testing, these studies aim to:<\/p><ul><li>characterize non-traumatic causes of death in urban hares from Calgary<\/li><li>identify demographic and environmental risk factors for disease<\/li><li>evaluate the prevalence and drivers of tularemia, a serious infection that can spread from<br \/>animals to people<\/li><li>assess hares as sentinels for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria by characterizing prevalence<br \/>and resistance patterns<\/li><\/ul><p>By combining pathology with spatial and statistical analyses, this work aims to generate actionable insights into disease dynamics at the human\u2013wildlife interface, supporting evidence-based conservation, wildlife health monitoring, and practical guidance for people who interact with hares.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93452fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93452fc\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Papers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a00a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-widget\" data-id=\"3a00a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;posts_per_page&quot;:50,&quot;nb_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;post_type&quot;:[&quot;publications&quot;],&quot;classic_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;nb_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;nb_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"post-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-container none classic\" data-total-post=\"3\" ><div class=\"post-container-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-grid\" ><article class=\"post-wrapper\"  data-post-id=\"497\" ><div 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Geography of renal hamartomas in wild urban white-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus townsendii). Veterinary Pathology. Published OnlineFirst Sept. 11, 2025. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/03009858251367402 &nbsp;<\/p><\/div><a class=\"post-read-more elementor-repeater-item-3a7e3c8\" href=\"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/publications\/geography-of-renal-hamartomas-in-wild-urban-white-tailed-jackrabbits\/\" >Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post-wrapper\"  data-post-id=\"562\" ><div class=\"inner-content\"><h3 class=\"post-title elementor-repeater-item-8177a77\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/publications\/development-of-highly-efficient-universal-pneumocystis-primers-and-their-application-in-investigating-the-prevalence-and-genetic-diversity-of-pneumocystis-in-wild-hares-and-rabbits\/\" >Development of highly efficient universal Pneumocystis primers and their application in investigating the prevalence and genetic diversity of Pneumocystis in wild hares and rabbits.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-015ab01\"><p>Ma L, Lin I, Hunter ST, Blasi B, Danesi P, Weissenbacher-Lang C, Cisse OH, Rothenburger JL, Kovacs JA. Development of highly efficient universal Pneumocystis primers and their application in investigating the prevalence and genetic diversity of Pneumocystis in wild hares and rabbits. J Fungi. 2024;10(5):355. doi: 10.3390\/jof10050355.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"post-read-more elementor-repeater-item-3a7e3c8\" href=\"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/publications\/development-of-highly-efficient-universal-pneumocystis-primers-and-their-application-in-investigating-the-prevalence-and-genetic-diversity-of-pneumocystis-in-wild-hares-and-rabbits\/\" >Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post-wrapper\"  data-post-id=\"598\" ><div class=\"inner-content\"><h3 class=\"post-title elementor-repeater-item-8177a77\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jamierothenburger.ca\/staging\/2863\/publications\/septicemic-listeriosis-in-wild-hares-from-saskatchewan-canada\/\" >Septicemic listeriosis in wild hares from Saskatchewan, Canada.<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-015ab01\"><p>Rothenburger JL, Bennett KR, Bryan L, Bollinger TK. 2015. Septicemic listeriosis in wild hares from Saskatchewan, Canada. 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