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 […]
The rise of the ibis in Sydney may be the result of a 1970s Taronga Zoo breeding program, the ABC reports. In 1973, 19 ibis from Healesville in Victoria were held at Taronga and encouraged to breed as free ranging birds. A recently unearthed report on the program described the […]
Six healthy cheetah cubs were born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on June 6, to mother Kyan and father Jana. The Zoo’s cheetah breeding program first began in the 1980s.
