The first new cat species to be formally described in more than 100 years had been discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forest .The small wild cat species was already familiar to local communities and were thought to be oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus); however, genome sequencing from both museum bone specimens and living animals determined the cats […]
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Population monitoring conducted at the Taronga Sanctuary inside Taronga Western Plains Zoo has confirmed an estimated population of 212 greater bilbies (Macrotis lagotis), marking a major milestone for the nationally threatened marsupial. The latest survey recorded 109 individual bilbies, including 45 newly identified individuals, confirming sustained, free-ranging population growth within the zoo’s 110-hectare feral-predator-free enclosure. […]
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As the impact of feral cats on Australia’s native wildlife continues to be under the spotlight, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has announced it is launching a new National Feral Cat Research Program. Founded in 1991, AWA was established in response to Australia’s mammal extinction crisis. Its latest program, announced in August, will begin with […]
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Francisco ‘Chico’ Graeff is now fully on board as the new Head of Animal Health for Boehringer Ingelheim Australia and New Zealand. Chico brings more than 20 years’ commercial leadership experience across the animal health and FMCG industries in Brazil and Mexico. He has been with the company for more than seven years. During his time with […]
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Sydney’s Darling Harbour played host this September to The VET Expo and if the energy on the floor was anything to go by, Australia’s veterinary community left with more than a stack of conference lanyards and a bag of exhibitor samples. Held on September 9-10 at ICC Sydney, the event drew thousands of veterinarians, veterinary […]
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