As we approach spring, new research from the University of Queensland has shown that the season is the peak time for tick paralysis in dogs and cats, rather than the hotter months of summer. A team led by Stephen Barker at UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences analysed over […]
Artificial habitat structures for wildlife conservation: use with caution
An increase in the use of artificial habitat structures for wildlife species under threat from habitat loss or disturbance is not without risk according to the results of a study published recently in the journal Austral Ecology. Co-author Tenaya Duncan, a Conservation and Wildlife Biology PhD student at Western Australia’s […]
Cruel Sea’s kind hearts benefit Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital
One of Australia’s best-known bands will play their first show in 10 years as part of a fundraiser for the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, after the hospital lost a $6 million NSW funding grant. The Cruel Sea, led by wildlife ambassador Tex Perkins, will headline the fundraiser, Wild Aid 2023 […]
WSAVA award winners named
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) have announced the recipients of several of their annual awards ahead of this year’s WSAVA World Congress in Lisbon, Portugal in late September. WSAVA was established in 1959 and has grown to include 115 veterinary association members globally, representing more than 200,000 small […]
The evolutionary fight against megafires
The northern hemisphere summer this year has seen out-of-control wildfires raging across parts of Europe, while scientists warn Australia faces an El Niño event in coming months, increasing the risk of severe and destructive bushfires such as those experienced in 2019/2020 that resulted in the loss of an estimated three […]