[free after 18 months, from 1965] The Journal of Wildlife Diseases publishes the results of original research and observations dealing with all aspects of infectious, parasitic, toxic, nutritional, physiologic, developmental and neoplastic diseases, environmental contamination, and other factors impinging on the health and survival of free-living or captive populations of wild animals, including fish. Papers on zoonoses involving wildlife and on chemical immobilization of wild animals are published also. Manuscripts dealing with surveys and case reports may be published in the Journal provided that they contain significant new information or have significance for better understanding health and disease in wild populations. Authors are encouraged to address the wildlife management implications of their studies, where appropriate.