The President of the AVA’s Conservation group, Geoff Dutton, has offered support for NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell’s decision to allow hunting in 79 of the state’s national parks, provided animal welfare is being carefully considered and a strict licensing system is imposed. Under the changes, licensed shooters can apply to hunt feral animals including pigs, […]
Continue ReadingSydney University investigators are investigating occupational health and safety risks presented by Coxiella burnetii following an outbreak of Q-fever in a western Sydney veterinary hospital. In July 2010, testing revealed that nine staff members of a veterinary clinic, along with a cat breeder and her cat, were infected with C. burnetii, following a caesarean section […]
Continue ReadingWhich native species will survive for future generations is a dilemma that can be solved by society, not society, a leading ecologist has said. Hugh Possingham, director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED) at the University of Queensland, said that world-first Australian research was showing that it was now possible to […]
Continue ReadingThe National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) is investigating a case in which prohibited reptiles were discovered after a raid in Gymea, New South Wales. Following an investigation into the alleged supply of illegal substances in the southern Sydney region, a search took place at a residence in Flat Rock Place, Gymea Bay, on May […]
Continue ReadingA female rhinoceros exhibiting symptoms of a condition which claimed the lives of four of her conspecifics appears to have overcome her illness, despite exhaustive testing failing to identify the aetiological agent. The mystery illness claimed the lives of four adult White Rhinoceros at Taronga Western Plains Zoo within a period of weeks in March, […]
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