A Very Important Primate arrived at Melbourne Zoo when western lowland gorilla Kimya delivered her firstborn in the Gorilla House night dens. Zoo Director Kevin Tanner welcomed the first gorilla birth since 2000, the result of the international introduction of two young gorillas born on the opposite sides of the world thanks to the endangered […]
Continue ReadingBarry the green sea turtle soon will return to the ocean around North Stradbroke Island, thanks to the speedy intervention of several wildlife professionals. The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station, the Quandamooka Rangers, Sea World, and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service all worked together to save the 49cm turtle, who had a […]
Continue ReadingSouth Australia’s first veterinary CT (computer tomography) scanner, suitable for animals of all sizes, has been launched at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus. The new scanner is part of the university’s veterinary health centre and is available for clinical consultations for general public and referrals from other veterinary services. It also will be used […]
Continue ReadingA number of veterinarians were honoured on Australia Day. Sydney University Emeritus Professor Paul Canfield was recognised as a member of the order of Australia (AM) for significant service to veterinary science education, particularly in the field of morbid anatomy and clinical pathology, and his service to professional associations. Canfield is well known for mentoring […]
Continue ReadingIt was curiosity about the reasons for Tasmanian devils’ low genetic diversity, a characteristic that was often noted but never fully explained in many of the papers she was reading, that prompted University of Tasmania PhD candidate Anna Brüniche-Olsen to discover why. The results of her study, the first to provide a ‘quantitative assessment of […]
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