Donate $40AUD to purchase one acre of land for wombats. The link will take you to the site describing the efforts, backed by Bob Irwin of the Australia zoo, of dedicated hairy-nosed wombat carers and rescuers.
wildlife diseases
Hairy-nosed wombat, South Australia - rescue effort well worth supporting
Sam the koala loses another battle and is euthanased - we are all very sad
We just learned, to our great sadness, that "Sam" the koala who was rescued from a burn-off gone wrong, has been euthanased due to severe structural damage from chlamydia. We salute the carers who looked after her and extend our deep sympathy.
People who eat kangaroos and wallabies are at risk of all kinds of parasites that are not normally studied
The simplest definition of a zoonosis is a disease that can be transmitted from other vertebrate animals to humans. A slightly more technical definition is a disease that normally infects other animals, but can also infect humans. The majority of pathogen species causing disease in humans are zoonotic - estimated at 75% of all human diseases in Australia. Wildlife species can also serve as natural hosts for certain diseases that affect humans (zoonoses).
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