New York State Wildlife Pathology Unit State Wildlife Pathologist Subject and Correspondence Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of correspondence, published and unpublished reports, memorandums, field notes, survey data, program
proposals, and policies and procedures relating to the functions of the Department of Conservation's Wildlife Pathology Unit
and state wildlife pathologist Ward Stone (1969-2010). Records primarily contain information regarding the evolution of ecological
standards across New York State and its impact on wildlife management. Records also document Stone's tenure with the department
and highlight the numerous environmental issues he raised while leading the Wildlife Pathology Unit.
Creator:
Title:
State wildlife pathologist subject and correspondence files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1931-2009
Series Number:
B2752
Arrangement
Alphabetical.
Administrative History
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.
Ward Stone supervised the DEC Wildlife Pathology Unit for forty years. He joined the DEC in 1969 as a Senior Wildlife Pathologist
and became an Associate Wildlife Pathologist in 1970. He was at the forefront of numerous environmental issues and was often
interviewed for local newspaper articles and radio programs. He retired from DEC in 2010.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of correspondence, published and unpublished reports, memorandums, field notes, survey data, program
proposals, and policies and procedures relating to the functions of the Department of Conservation's Wildlife Pathology Unit
and state wildlife pathologist Ward Stone (1969-2010). Records primarily contain information regarding the evolution of ecological
standards across New York State and its impact on wildlife management. Records also document Stone's tenure with the department
and highlight the numerous environmental issues he raised while leading the Wildlife Pathology Unit.
Related Material
B2668 State Wildlife Pathologist Site Investigation Files, contains related records.
Access Restrictions
Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review requests for documents and disclose information pursuant to the State
Freedom of Information Law.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: B2752-19 |
1991-1992 |
Access Rules/Regulation |
1 |
1 |
1993-1995 |
Animal Care and Use |
1 |
6 |
1996-2006 |
Anti-coagulant Rodenticides |
1 |
7 |
1977-2007 |
Avitrol (Cases File) |
1 |
9 |
1989-2004 |
Avitrol (Correspondence File) |
1 |
10 |
1990-1991 |
Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis |
1 |
13 |
1976-2007 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
14 |
2003-2007 |
Bald Eagles (And Trains) |
1 |
15 |
1990-2004 |
Balloons (Ingestion Of) |
1 |
16 |
1994 |
Batteries (Recycling, Etc.) |
1 |
17 |
1995-1997 |
Baylisascaris Procyonis |
1 |
28 |
2007 |
Berkshire Bird Paradise |
1 |
23 |
1988 |
Biothreat Ranking Project |
2 |
1 |
undated |
Blood-borne Pathogens Manual |
2 |
3 |
2001-2006 |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (Mad Cow) |
2 |
8 |
2000-2003 |
Brodifacoum |
2 |
11 |
1998-2007 |
Burn Barrels |
2 |
12 |
2002-2007 |
Butterflies |
2 |
13 |
1999 |
California (State Of) |
2 |
15 |
1971-2006 |
Canada Geese |
2 |
16 |
1972-2000 |
Canine Distemper |
2 |
17 |
1976-1977 |
Capacitors |
2 |
28 |
1979-1982 |
Captive Wildlife |
2 |
29 |
1994-2003 |
Carcass Submission Totals |
2 |
20 |
1987-2006 |
Carbofuran |
2 |
21 |
1997 |
Chemical Immobilization |
2 |
25 |
1974-1996 |
Chlorpyriphos Cases |
2 |
27 |
2002-2003 |
Composting |
2 |
28 |
1991 |
Construction Debris Landfills |
2 |
31 |
1994-2000 |
Cormorants |
2 |
32 |
1988 |
Cottontail Rabbit |
2 |
33 |
1997-2005 |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
2 |
35 |
1969-1994 |
Deer (Attractants) |
2 |
37 |
1991-1993 |
DEC Complaints |
3 |
1 |
1991-2003 |
Deer - Fire Island |
3 |
2 |
2006 |
Deer (Ehrlichia Proposal) |
3 |
3 |
2006-2007 |
Deer (Composting) |
3 |
4 |
1972-2007 |
Deer (Disease) |
3 |
5 |
1965-2007 |
Deer (Hunting) |
3 |
6 |
2007 |
Deer, Reproductive Study |
3 |
7 |
1993-2004 |
Deer Starvation and Management |
3 |
9 |
1962-2006 |
Deer (Surveys and Studies) |
3 |
10 |
2006-2007 |
Deer, Tickicide |
3 |
11 |
2006 |
Deer (Toxics Survey - Buffalo) |
3 |
12 |
1988-2006 |
Deer (Ticks) |
3 |
13 |
1973-1989 |
Deer (Toxics) |
3 |
14 |
1975-2006 |
Dermatophilosis |
3 |
16 |
1983-1994 |
Dibenzofurans |
3 |
28 |
1986-1995 |
Disease Outbreak |
3 |
20 |
1997-1999 |
Dobmeier (Cherie and Tod's Notes) |
3 |
21 |
1980 |
Dracunculus Insignis |
3 |
24 |
2002-2009 |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis |
4 |
3 |
1991-2005 |
Echinococcus |
4 |
4 |
1971 |
Ecological Standards |
4 |
5 |
2005 |
Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal |
4 |
7 |
1988-1991 |
Environmentally Induced Illness |
4 |
8 |
1985-2005 |
Endangered and Threatened Species |
4 |
9 |
2007 |
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease |
4 |
10 |
1996-1998 |
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis |
4 |
11 |
1980-1981 |
Farming (No Till) |
4 |
13 |
2001 |
Fauna and Flora NYS |
4 |
14 |
1983-2016 |
Federal Salvage Permit (Dead) |
4 |
15 |
1990-2008 |
Fish Advisories |
4 |
18 |
2006-2007 |
Fish - Rock Snot Disease |
4 |
21 |
1991-2002 |
Foot and Mouth |
5 |
1 |
1970-1975 |
Fowl Cholera |
5 |
2 |
2004 |
Furnelli Shooting Preserve |
5 |
6 |
1977-1993 |
Giardia Lamblia |
5 |
9 |
1972-2005 |
Gypsy Moth |
5 |
15 |
1987-1989 |
Harbor Herons Project |
5 |
18 |
2006 |
Hares, European |
5 |
19 |
1990-2002 |
Hazardous Waste (General) |
5 |
21 |
1990-2007 |
Hazardous Materials (General) |
5 |
22 |
1971-1973 |
Heartworms |
5 |
23 |
1990-2007 |
Hemorrhagic Disease |
5 |
24 |
1999 |
Herbicide Guidance |
5 |
25 |
1994-1998 |
House Finches |
5 |
27 |
1994-1997 |
Indian/EPA Meeting 3/16/97 and Policies |
5 |
30 |
1991-2003 |
Indian Lands |
5 |
31 |
1990-2006 |
Insecticides |
5 |
32 |
2004-2007 |
Invasive Species |
5 |
33 |
1968-1969 |
Lab Dedication [Oct. 22, 1969] |
5 |
35 |
1976-2000 |
Lake Ontario |
6 |
1 |
1996-2005 |
Lake Pleasant (Swimmer's Itch Case) |
6 |
2 |
1986-2006 |
Lawn Chemicals |
6 |
4 |
1982-2006 |
Law Enforcement |
6 |
6 |
1949-1983 |
Leptospirosis |
6 |
8 |
1995-2006 |
Letters to the Editor |
6 |
9 |
2002-2005 |
Liver Flukes (Trematodes) |
6 |
10 |
1972-1977 |
Long Island Waterfowl |
6 |
12 |
1985-2005 |
Lyme Disease |
6 |
15 |
1989 |
Medical Waste (Correspondence) |
6 |
29 |
1972-2016 |
Migratory Bird Permits (Live) |
6 |
21 |
1972-1991 |
Monk Parakeet |
7 |
1 |
1995 |
Mosquito Spraying |
7 |
4 |
1972-2006 |
New Castle Disease |
7 |
6 |
1982 |
Northeast Research Center Wildlife Diseases |
7 |
7 |
1990-1995 |
Oil Spills (General) |
7 |
10 |
1974-1989 |
Organophosphates |
7 |
12 |
1999-2005 |
Peregrines |
7 |
16 |
1988-2008 |
Pesticides |
7 |
17 |
1987 |
Pneumonstrongylus teuis |
7 |
19 |
2002 |
Prairie Chicken |
7 |
21 |
2000-2005 |
Prion Diseases |
7 |
23 |
1970-1988 |
Progress Reports |
7 |
24 |
1976-1977 |
Pulaski Fish Hatchery |
7 |
26 |
1994-1996 |
Radar Towers |
7 |
29 |
1996-1998 |
Rehabilitation - Correspondence |
8 |
2 |
1998 |
Rid-a-Bird Perches |
8 |
3 |
2004-2008 |
Rodenticides |
8 |
5 |
2004-2007 |
Ruffed Grouse |
8 |
7 |
1983-2006 |
Salmon Eggs |
8 |
8 |
1971-1976 |
Salmon - Lake Ontario |
8 |
9 |
1971-2008 |
Salmonella |
8 |
10 |
1972-2005 |
Sarcoptic Mange |
8 |
11 |
2007 |
Save the Pine Bush |
8 |
12 |
1993-1998 |
Shooting Ranges |
8 |
15 |
1979-2002 |
Snapping Turtles |
8 |
18 |
1990-2001 |
SPDES [State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System] Permit |
8 |
20 |
1991 |
Special Licenses |
8 |
21 |
1971-1973 |
Streptothricosis |
8 |
23 |
1989-2003 |
Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites |
8 |
24 |
1976-2008 |
Toxics - General |
8 |
25 |
2003-2004 |
Trichinella - Human Case (2003) |
8 |
29 |
1976 |
Trichlorobenzene |
9 |
1 |
1976-2007 |
Turtles and Herps |
9 |
5 |
1970-1977 |
Vaccination Duplicates |
9 |
6 |
2006-2007 |
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia |
9 |
7 |
2001-2002 |
Wild Animals as Pets |
9 |
13 |
1975-2000 |
Wildlife Problems |
9 |
14 |
1983-2001 |
WPU General Work Plan |
9 |
17 |
1971-2005 |
Zoonotic and Emergency Disease Surveillance (ZEDS) |
9 |
19 |