After an extensive national recruitment process Tasmania’s newly appointed new Chief Veterinary Officer Kevin de Witte started work in January. In announcing the appointment Primary Industries and Water Minister Guy Barnett, said de Witte brought with him a wide range of knowledge and skills, having 35 years’ experience in the […]
A fundraising appeal was launched in December aimed at supporting the work of researchers from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, CSIRO, and the University of Sydney in their effort to save Tasmania’s endangered handfish species from extinction. The Tasmanian state government committed $10,000 towards the Handfish Conservation Project, […]
Eatons Hill Veterinary Surgery has celebrated the recovery of a raptor sculpture which was stolen in 2016. Allan O’Grady’s Brisbane practice was contacted by police after the damaged sculpture was discovered during a raid at Albany Creek in September. Dubbed ‘Steven’ by local children, the female raptor was originally stolen […]
A positive Hendra virus case involving a four-year-old Arab cross has occurred near Tweed Heads, NSW. The case was confirmed by a veterinarian who was wearing protective equipment at the time. The horse was not vaccinated against Hendra and was later euthanased. AVA spokesperson Ben Poole said it was critical […]
Since the deadly facial tumour disease that has ravaged Tasmanian devil populations in the wild was first observed over 20 years ago, scientists have puzzled over the circumstances that caused it both to emerge, and to spread so rapidly. Two studies published recently provide some insight and perspective on the […]
