Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has marked its fifth anniversary – and treatment of more than 10,000 wildlife patients – with the launch of a permanent hospital facility and a refreshed mobile hospital ready to tour nationally in 2026. Under its parent organisation, Wildlife Recovery Australia (WRA), the charity now operates three state-of-the-art treatment and rehabilitation centres […]
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Global teleradiology provider VET.CT has become one of the first veterinary companies worldwide to have its science-based net-zero targets officially validated, furthering its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable practice. The milestone follows the company’s 2024 achievement of becoming carbon neutral and reflects its core value of “doing the right thing for animals, people, and the planet.” […]
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Researchers at Australian National University (ANU) studying Canberra’s superb fairy-wren population have been confronted by the largest loss of the species in a single winter since the monitoring began in the late 1980s. The deaths of 37 adults (51 per cent) and 33 chicks (85 per cent) meant less than half of the superb fairy-wrens […]
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Australia’s only all-species wildlife veterinary hospital between Sydney and the Gold Coast will begin operating from a permanent location from August 11, following the acquisition of a general veterinary practice in Lennox Head. After nearly five years of operating out of a mobile facility, Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital (BBWH) will transition to a purpose-equipped, bricks-and-mortar […]
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Three African lion cubs at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been named in time for World Lion Day, celebrated globally on August 10. The male cub has been named Nguvu, the Swahili word for ‘strength,’ while his sisters have been named Mzuri (‘good’ or ‘beautiful’) and Kaari (‘young girl’ or ‘daughter’ in Kenyan culture). According to Senior Lion Keeper […]
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