News & Media Releases
Celebrating Women in STEM: Leaders in Wildlife Health and Conservation

Feb, 10 2025 | News Type

Celebrating Women in STEM: Leaders in Wildlife Health and Conservation

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, read about the careers of two of our Program Managers, Dr Simone Vitali and Dr Jo Walker.

Celebrating 20 Years of the Bat Health Focus Group

Oct, 28 2024 | News Type

Celebrating 20 Years of the Bat Health Focus Group

This year marks a significant milestone for the WHA Bat Health Focus Group, as it celebrates two decades of dedicated efforts to ensure the health and wellbeing of bats in Australia.

Wildlife Health Australia welcomes $7 million Federal Government funding for HPAI H5N1 preparedness

Oct, 15 2024 | News Type

Wildlife Health Australia welcomes $7 million Federal Government funding for HPAI H5N1 preparedness

Wildlife Health Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement this week that it will be allocating $7 million to WHA as part of its $95 million package to support H5N1...
Dr Richard Russell appointed Chair of Wildlife Health Australia

Jul, 29 2024 | News Type

Dr Richard Russell appointed Chair of Wildlife Health Australia

Wildlife Health Australia welcomes Dr Richard Russell as the incoming Chair.

Wildlife Health Australia update on avian influenza and wild birds

Jun, 21 2024 | News Type

Wildlife Health Australia update on avian influenza and wild birds

Investigation of poultry illness and deaths in Victoria, in May-June 2024, and in NSW in June 2024, has detected several different high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H7 viruses - H7N3 and...
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