The team at the Australian Wildlife Health Centre provides veterinary support for Healesville Sanctuary's threatened species conservation programs. Their work is vital to the success of the conservation programs and includes:
Follow the link below to find out more about Zoos Victoria's threatened species conservation programs:
Zoos Victoria is involved in the recovery of threatened Australian species, such as Orange-bellied Parrots, Helmeted Honeyeaters and Tasmanian Devils.
Find out moreThe Australian Wildlife Health Centre also conducts research into conservation medicine, clinical wildlife medicine and wildlife rehabilitation, and is an important centre for wildlife disease surveillance. The centre reports nationally on wildlife diseases that could affect wild animal populations, human health and/or Australia's export trade.
Current Australian Wildlife Health Centre research includes the following projects:
Healesville Sanctuary staff are investigating ways of treating chytrid fungus in the Critically Endangered Spotted Tree Frog.
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Healesville Sanctuary vets conducted a preliminary trial of a new anaesthetic, Alfaxalone, in squamate reptiles.
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Salmonella is a zoonotic disease, readily spread from animals to humans, as well as in captive collections. Veterinarians from Healesville Sanctuary compared the relative prevalence of Salmonella in wild and captive reptiles.
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Healesville Sanctuary staff are trialling the use of implantable microchips in small birds with the ultimate aim using microchips to monitor wild Helmeted Honeyeater populations.
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Veterinarians at Healesville Sanctuary are investigating the post-release survivorship of rehabilitated Lace Monitors, with the aim of improving the animal welfare outcomes of rehabilitation.
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