Learning he had been nominated in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours Awards came as a complete surprise for BirdLife Tasmania convenor Eric Woehler. Although humbled and honoured to know his advocacy work over the last 40 years on behalf of birds had not gone unnoticed, the identity of the person who nominated him remains a […]
Continue ReadingBroiler chickens are prone to a range of complex health and welfare issues. To support informed selection of welfare traits whilst minimising impact on production efficiency and to address a major gap in understanding, we systematically explored associations between health and behavioural indicators of broiler welfare.
Continue ReadingIntroduction Endocrine dysfunction associated with obesity is a daily challenge in equine ambulatory practice and obesity-related laminitis poses a significant threat to equine welfare in Australia (Figure 1). A recent pony club survey in Victoria found that 15% of horses and ponies had suffered from at least one episode of laminitis and more than half […]
Continue ReadingHere we document 47,381 individuals from 38 species, including 31 protected species sold between May 2017 and November 2019 in Wuhan’s markets. We note that no pangolins (or bats) were traded, supporting reformed opinion that pangolins were not likely the spillover host at the source of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Continue ReadingThe construction of the Ellis Park wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra is progressing well following a positive response to donation call-outs. Victorian-based co-founder Lorinda Jane (also the founder of the Palm Oil Investigations watchdog/consultancy) said the funding is half-way there for the facility designed for animals too handicapped or traumatised to be returned to the wild.
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