Animal Health

The health of our animal collection is essential for Zoos Victoria.  We are committed to contributing to worldwide knowledge of zoos and wildlife medicine, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and the prevention of disease and other health conditions such as nutrition and physical injury.


  • SEAL SLEUTH

    Melbourne Zoo vets are investigating diseases in wild Australian Fur-seals

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  • Fatal Fungus

    Healesville Sanctuary staff are investigating ways of treating chytrid fungus in the Critically Endangered Spotted Tree Frog.

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  • Reptile Restraint

    Healesville Sanctuary vets conducted a preliminary trial of a new anaesthetic, Alfaxalone, in squamate reptiles.

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  • Zoonotic disease in reptiles

    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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