The Wildlife Health Section is a group of veterinarians, researchers and technicians dedicated to diagnosing, monitoring and conducting research on diseases of free-ranging wildlife in Colorado. Research is being conducted on diseases that affect the long term survival of wildlife populations or prevent the growth of wildlife populations such as pneumonia in bighorn sheep, plague in prairie dogs and chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose. Diagnostic services are available to determine cause of death of wildlife throughout Colorado.
Additionally, the Foothill Wildlife Research Facility maintains numerous species of wildlife utilized in research projects and for teaching purposes.